About 464 million adolescents from the world will have overweight or obesity by 2030, according to the projection carried out by the Lancet Commission on adolescents’ health and well-being. The estimates were published on Tuesday (20).
In addition, the search It has shown that in five years there will still be more than 1 billion adolescents worldwide, aged 10 to 24, living at greater risk of contracting HIV/AIDS, early pregnancy, depression, mala nutrition and injury.
This is the second analysis of the Lancet Commission on adolescent health and well-being in the world. The first was held in 2016.
According to research, in the last decade, progress in health and well-being of adolescents has been mixed and unequal. Although the global rates of smoking and alcohol consumption have decreased and educational participation – especially among young women – has increased, obesity -related diseases and mental disorders are increasing in all regions. According to the researchers, this worsening may be related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the chronic lack of health financing in some countries.
Analysis points to insufficient and unequal progress between countries
The second analysis of the Lancet Commission on Health and Welfare of Adolescents was done using data from the Global Burden of Disease study of 2021. According to the study, there were almost 1.1 billion adolescents living in countries where prevenable and treatable health problems such as HIV/AIDS, early pregnancy, insecure sex, depression, mala nutrition and injuries, remain a daily threat to health and well-being.
In 2016, this number was slightly smaller: almost one billion teenagers. This indicates, along with population growth, a lack of progress in the treatment of adolescent health. New projections suggest that without political initiatives and financial investments, there will still be more than 1 billion adolescents living in countries with multiple loads in 2030.
Mental health of adolescents has been declining in the last 30 years
The analysis also showed that the mental health of adolescents has suffered a significant cognitive decline in the last three decades in countries with available data. From the researchers’ point of view, this phenomenon may have been exacerbated by the covid-19 pandemic.
By 2030, the commission projects that 42 million years of healthy life will be lost due to mental disorders or suicide – two million more than in 2015.
In addition, research points to climate change as a new threat to the mental health of adolescents. Today’s young people are the first generation that will live the entire road with an average annual global temperature consistently 0.5 ° C higher than pre-industrial levels. In 2100, it is estimated that 1.9 billion adolescents will live in a world that should be 2.8 ° C above pre-industrial levels.
A systematic review by the Commission found that both climate disasters of rapid action (such as hurricanes and floods) and slower effects of action (such as chronic food insecurity) contribute to mental health conditions in adolescents such as posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression.
“The health and well-being of adolescents worldwide are at a critical point, with mixed progress observed in the last three decades. Although tobacco and alcohol consumption has diminished and participation in secondary and higher education has increased, overweight and obesity have increased up to eight times in some countries in Africa and Asia over the past three decades, and there is a growing burden of mental health problems throughout adolescents throughout World ”, analyzes Sarah Baird, professor at George Washington University and commission co -president in a statement.
“Investing in the health and well-being of young people is crucial to safeguard our collective future. We must prioritize the investment in adolescents’ health and well-being through initiatives that, including those that strengthen schools, to promote health and well-being and ensure universal access to health care for adolescents,” he adds.
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