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Road trafc injuries are the leading cause of death for children and adolescents aged 5–19 years.

Worldwide nearly 220,000 children and adolescents aged 0–19 years die annually due to road trafc injuries. That is more than 600 preventable road deaths among children and young people each day – or a death almost every two minutes. Road trafc injuries are the tenth leading cause of years lived with a disability (YLD) among children aged 15–19 years and the thirteenth overall cause of YLDs for children aged 0–19 years. Boys are consistently more likely than girls to die from road trafc injuries in every age group from 0–19 years. By contrast, girls are at lower risk of road trafc injuries, but lack safety in urban environments due to sexual harassment, exploitation and security risks in public spaces and on public transport.