Children and youth are particularly vulnerable to injuries. Injuries that occur during childhood are more likely to result in death.[1] Data presented in this concept relate to child and youth mortality as well as hospitalizations for injuries. Data specific to infant mortality can be found under Infant Health in the Health domain.
Data related to injury and mortality includes two indicators:
[1] World Health Organization. (2017). Child injuries. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. Available at: http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/child/injury/en/