Child and adolescent health
Most children and adolescents in the WHO European Region enjoy a high standard of health and well-being. However, disparities in child health between and within countries persist. The Region includes countries with the lowest infant and child mortality rates in the world, but mortality in countries with the highest rate for children under 5 years is up to 20 times higher than that in countries with the lowest rate. Every year, too many children in the Region die before the age of 5 – 52% of them in the first month of life.
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Experts call for bold action on school-based health in the Russian Federation
National and international policy experts on healthy nutrition and physical activity in schools have called for bold action to promote the health of school-aged children and to invest in a future where all children have the freedom to lead a healthy and active life.
News
- The year ahead: key events across the WHO European Region in 2020
- Kazakhstan: encouraging children and adolescents to develop healthy behaviours
- Orange the World: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence
Events
- Regional workshop on child and adolescent tuberculosis in the WHO European Region
- Training course on childhood obesity in the WHO European Region
WHO Children at Hospital App
The Children at Hospital app, available in Russian and in an edition specifically designed for Kyrgyzstan, are now available to download on both Apple iOS and Android devices.
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Data and statistics
Too many children in the European Region die before the age of five every year, 52% of them in the first month of life.
Read moreHealth Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study
Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people's health and well-being. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: international report from the 2013/2014 survey
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