World Bank2012-08-132012-08-132002-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9751More than a quarter of the world's population is between the ages of 10 and 24. Most (86 percent) of the world's 1.7 billion young people live in developing countries, where they are often 30 percent or more of the population. At first glance, youth appears to be a relatively healthy although not hazard-free period of life. Young people account for 15 percent of the disease and injury burden worldwide and over one million die each year, mainly from preventable causes. Nonetheless, roughly 70 percent of premature deaths among adults can be linked to behavior initiated during adolescence, such as tobacco use, poor eating habits, and risky sex. Investing in health and development of young people is not only the right thing to do, it's the smart thing for countries that want their economies to grow faster: 1) reducing HIV infection in young people will reduce the devastating economic impact of HIV/AIDS; 2) when young people postpone marriage and childbearing, family size falls and population growth slows. Combined with investments in health and education, these changes contribute to higher economic growth and incomes; and 3) investments to head off negative behaviors such as tobacco use and drug abuse will pay off later for individuals and for society.CC BY 3.0 IGOABORTIONABSTINENCEADOLESCENCEADOLESCENTADOLESCENT BEHAVIORSADOLESCENT FERTILITYADOLESCENT HEALTHADOLESCENT HEALTH NEEDSADOLESCENT HEALTH PROGRAMSADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICESADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHADOLESCENTSADULT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHADVOCACYAGE AT MARRIAGEAGE OF MARRIAGEAIDS ORPHANSCARE PROVIDERSCHILD DEATHSCHILD SURVIVALCHILDBEARINGCHILDBIRTHCIGARETTE SMOKINGCIVIL UNRESTCOMMUNITY MOBILIZATIONCONDOMCONDOM USECONDOMSCONTRACEPTIONCONTRACEPTIVE USECONTRACEPTIVESCRIMECYCLE OF POVERTYDELIVERY CAREDEPRESSIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISABILITYDISEASEDRUG ABUSEEARLY DEATHEARLY SEXUAL ACTIVITYEATING HABITSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PROSPERITYEFFECTIVE CONTRACEPTIONEPIDEMICFAMILIESFAMILY SIZEFERTILITY RATESFIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCEGENDERGENDER DISCRIMINATIONGENDER GAPGENDER GAP IN EDUCATIONGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER RELATIONSGENDER ROLESGIRLSHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTH WORKERSHEALTHY BEHAVIORSHIGH-RISKHIGH-RISK BEHAVIORSHIVHIV INFECTIONHIV INFECTIONSHIV/AIDSINFANTINFECTIONSINFECTIOUS DISEASESINJECTING DRUG USEINJURYINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATIONJOB TRAININGJUDGMENTAL ATTITUDESKIDSLEGISLATORSLIFE SKILLSMALARIAMARITAL STATUSMARRIAGE AGEMASS MEDIAMATERNAL DEATHMATERNAL DEATHSMEDICAL SERVICESMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINIMUM AGE AT MARRIAGENATIONAL POLICIESNEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMESNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIESOLDER WOMENPATHFINDER INTERNATIONALPEER EDUCATIONPEER EDUCATORSPHARMACIESPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOOR HEALTHPOOR NUTRITIONPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENTPOPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION REFERENCE BUREAUPREGNANCIESPREGNANCYPREGNANCY-RELATED CAUSESPREMATURE DEATHS AMONG ADULTSPRENATAL CAREPRIVACYPUBERTYRADIORELIGIOUS LEADERSREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATIONREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OUTLOOKREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMSRISK BEHAVIORSRISK OF ILLNESSRISKY SEXROAD ACCIDENTSROLE MODELSRURAL YOUTHSAFE DELIVERYSAFER SEXSCHOOL HEALTHSCHOOL YOUTHSCHOOLSSECONDARY SCHOOLSEX WORKERSSEXUAL VIOLENCESEXUALITYSEXUALITY EDUCATIONSEXUALLY ACTIVESEXUALLY ACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLESEXUALLY ACTIVE YOUTHSMOKINGSMOKING POLICIESSOCIAL BURDENSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL MARKETINGSOCIAL MARKETING OF CONDOMSSOCIAL NORMSSTISSTREET CHILDRENSUBSTANCE ABUSESUICIDETEENTEEN PREGNANCYTEENAGERTOBACCOTOBACCO CONTROLTOBACCO USETOLERANCETUBERCULOSISTVUNEMPLOYMENTUNFPAUNPLANNED PREGNANCYUNSAFE ABORTIONUNWANTED PREGNANCYUNWANTED SEXVIOLENCEVULNERABILITYWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG ADULTYOUNG ADULTSYOUNG GIRLSYOUNG MENYOUNG MOTHERSYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG PEOPLE AT RISKYOUNG PERSONYOUNG WOMENYOUTHYOUTH ACTIVITIESYOUTH DEVELOPMENTYOUTH POPULATIONYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTWorld Bank10.1596/9751