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Leading causes of adolescent deaths in low income countries by sex and age group, 2016 (WHO global health estimates)
| Rank |
10-14 year olds | 15-19 year olds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| 1 | Road injury | Malaria | Road injury | Maternal conditions | |
| 2 | HIV/AIDS | HIV/AIDS | Interpersonal violence | Road injury | |
| 3 | Malaria | Diarrhoeal diseases | HIV/AIDS | Diarrhoeal diseases | |
| 4 | Diarrhoeal diseases | Road injury | Diarrhoeal diseases | HIV/AIDS | |
| 5 | Meningitis | Lower respiratory infections | Tuberculosis | Meningitis | |
