CIECS   20730
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES Y ESTUDIOS SOBRE CULTURA Y SOCIEDAD
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Mortality from violent causes in adolescents and young adults from the Southern Cone. An analysis of the variations in the last 20 years
Autor/es:
STIEGLER, NANCY; PERANOVICH, ANDRÉS CONRADO; ROJAS CABRERA, ELEONORA; RIBOTTA, BRUNO
Lugar:
Cape Town
Reunión:
Conferencia; XXVIII IUSSP International Population Conference; 2017
Institución organizadora:
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
Resumen:
This paper analyses, comparatively, the variations of mortality from violent causes in adolescents and young adults from the Southern Cone countries between triennia 1997-99 and 2011-13, taking into account sex, age group and specific causes. Mortality rates are calculated and analysed based on information from the World Health Organization and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The results show that the most affected populations depend on the cause(s): 15-29 year-old men and traffic accidents; all adolescents and young adults and homicides (especially women aged 25-29 from all countries and Brazilian men regardless of age); and the population aged 15 and over and suicides (particularly in Uruguay). Thus, in order to reduce mortality levels, it is necessary to consider particularly inner characteristics of each population group and country, stressing issues as self-esteem, value of life, respect for people´s own rights and the rights of others.