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Shift in mortality rates

An international study shows a reversal of historical morality patterns. Death rates in young people (15-24 years) are now higher than in children (1-4 years) in most high and low-income countries. The death rates of young men (15-24 years) are two to three times higher than in boys (1-4 years).

Read more at Lancet

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