Homicide among young people in the countries of the Americas

• Main Authors: Antonio Sanhueza (Author), Sonja Caffe (Author), Nelson Araneda (Author), Patricia Soliz (Author), Oscar San Román-Orozco (Author), Britta Baer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To examine the homicide trends among young people (10-24 years), adolescents (10-19 years), and young adults (20-24 years) in 33 countries in the Americas between 2000 and 2019, with a focus on inequalities between countries in the burden of homicides. Methods. An ecological study was per...