Background Disability and mortality burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have
risen worldwide; however, the NCD burden among adolescents remains poorly described in …

Background Young people's health has emerged as a neglected yet pressing issue in global
development. Changing patterns of young people's health have the potential to undermine …

Background In an era of shifting global agendas and expanded emphasis on non-
communicable diseases and injuries along with communicable diseases, sound evidence …

Background Mental health is a public health issue for European young people, with great
heterogeneity in resource allocation. Representative population-based studies are needed …

Summary Background The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mandate systematic
monitoring of the health and wellbeing of all children to achieve optimal early childhood …

Background Documentation of patterns and long-term trends in mortality in young people,
which reflect huge changes in demographic and social determinants of adolescent health …

Background Although the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa continues to be
dominated by infectious diseases, countries in this region are undergoing a demographic …

Background The mortality burden in children aged 5–14 years in the WHO European
Region has not been comprehensively studied. We assessed the distribution and trends of …

Summary Background South Korea has one of the longest operating universal health
coverage (UHC) systems. A comprehensive analysis of long-term trajectories of morbidity …

Background Non-fatal outcomes of disease and injury increasingly detract from the ability of
the world's population to live in full health, a trend largely attributable to an epidemiological …