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Annex table 11: Leading causes of death among youth continued Region and country

Year

Leading cause of death

Second leading cause of death

Third leading cause of death

Deaths from leading cause as a proportion of total deaths (percentage)

Number of deaths for leading cause of death

Total number of deaths

7 549

40 083

19

Russian Federation

2006

Transport accidents

Intentional selfharm (suicide)

Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances

Serbia

2007

Land transport accidents

Intentional selfharm (suicide)

Assault (homicide)

106

561

19

Slovakia

2005

Land transport accidents

Intentional selfharm (suicide)

Accidental drowning and submersion

121

433

28

Slovenia

2007

Land transport accidents

Intentional selfharm (suicide)

Accidental falls

74

159

47

Spain

2005

Land transport accidents

Intentional selfharm (suicide)

Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue

920

2 344

39

Sweden

2006

Intentional self-harm (suicide)

Land transport accidents

Accidental poisoning

124

464

27

Switzerland

2007

Intentional self-harm (suicide)

Land transport accidents

Accidental poisoning

110

373

29

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*

2003

Land transport accidents

Intentional selfharm (suicide)

Assault (homicide)

23

171

13

Ukraine

2005

Transport accidents

Intentional selfharm (suicide)

Accidental drowning and submersion

1 792

8 414

21

United Kingdom

2007

Land transport accidents

Intentional selfharm (suicide)

Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use

860

3 415

25

Argentina

2006

Land transport accidents

Intentional selfharm (suicide)

Assault (homicide)

877

5 385

16

Bahamas

2005

Assault (homicide)

Land transport accidents

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease

16

57

28

Barbados

2003

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Land transport accidents

..

7

41

17

Belize

2005

Event of undetermined intent

Land transport accidents

Assault (homicide)

22

86

26

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

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