Key facts

• Worldwide around 193 000 homicides occur among youth aged 15–29 years each year, which is 40% of the total number of homicides globally.
• Homicide is among the leading cause of death in people aged 15–29 years, and most 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.