Background Rapid demographic, epidemiological, and nutritional transitons have brought a
pressing need to track progress in adolescent health. Here, we present country-level …

Adolescence and young adulthood offer opportunities for health gains both through
prevention and early clinical intervention. Yet development of health information systems to …

Abstract The World Health Organization has produced a multimedia, interactive online report
entitled Health for the World's Adolescents: A Second Chance in the Second Decade. The …

Goal 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Goal 6 Ensure availability
and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Goal 7 Ensure access to …

Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (‎ HBSC)‎, a WHO collaborative cross-national
study, has provided information about the health, well-being, social environment and health …

A quiet revolution has finally brought recognition to the significance of health in the quarter
of the world's population who are adolescents and young adults. Three decades of calls for …

Adolescents have shifted into the focus of global policy, reflecting their central role in
achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)[1, 2]. With 1.2 billion …

Economic and social change have brought great opportunities and threats to adolescent
health for rich and poor nations alike. The health transition, together with changes in …

Executive summary Unprecedented global forces are shaping the health and wellbeing of
the largest generation of 10 to 24 year olds in human history. Population mobility, global …

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 …