Key facts

• Worldwide over 176 000 homicides occur among youth 15–29 years of age each year, which is 37% of the total number of homicides globally each year.
• Homicide is the third leading cause of death in people aged 15–29 years, and the vast majority of homicides involve male victims.
• For each young person killed, many more sustain injuries requiring hospital treatment.
• When it is not fatal, youth violence has a serious, often lifelong, impact on a person's physical, psychological and social functioning.