Violence and injuries
Violence and unintentional injuries cause a significant amount of deaths, human suffering and disability in the WHO European Region every year, accounting for almost 530 000 deaths (5.7% of all deaths) and 9.4% of all disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 2015. Injury and violence remain the leading causes of death in young people aged 5-49 years in the Region. To reduce the burden of violence and unintentional injury, WHO/Europe advocates the use of a public health approach.
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European Region needs to scale up efforts to prevent violence against children, new report says
In the WHO European Region, 1 in every 3 children experiences some form of violence in their lifetime. More efforts are required to coordinate activities by health, social welfare, education, justice and other sectors to collectively ensure that children have safe and nurturing childhoods, but a new report launched today by WHO/Europe says countries are well placed to achieve this.
Areas of work
- Capacity building
- Child injuries
- Development of national policies
- Road traffic injuries
- Violence
- Other injury topics
Road safety: personal stories
Kaja Kobal’s story: “That morning I was forced to grow up”
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Video – Prevent child abuse and neglect
Data and statistics
53%
of all deaths from violence and unintentional injuries are caused by self-harm, road traffic injuries and falls in the WHO European Region.
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