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Violence

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Each year, over 1.6 million people worldwide lose their lives to violence. Violence is among the leading causes of death for people aged 15-44 years worldwide, accounting for 14% of deaths among males and 7% of deaths among females. For every person who dies as a result of violence, many more are injured and suffer from a range of physical, sexual, reproductive and mental health problems. Moreover, violence places a massive burden on national economies, costing countries billions of US dollars each year in health care, law enforcement and lost productivity. WHO works with partners to prevent violence through scientifically credible strategies that are conceived and implemented in relation to causes at the levels of the individual, family, community and society.

Featured publications and resources
Prevention activities
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Building policy to prevent violence: an international collaboration
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National violence prevention activities
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Documentation of violence prevention programmes
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Sexual violence: strengthening the health sector response
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Prevention of child maltreatment
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Violence, health and human rights
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Economic costs of violence
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Armed Violence Prevention Programme
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UN Collaboration for the Prevention of Interpersonal Violence
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UN Secretary-General's Study on Violence against Children
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Workplace violence in the health sector
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Intimate partner violence and sexual violence prevention
Violence prevention in other WHO departments
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Child maltreatment (WHO Regional Office for Europe Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development)
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Intimate partner violence (Department of Gender and Women's Health)
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Elder Abuse (Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion)
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Suicide Prevention (Department of Mental Health)
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Health action in crises
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Preparedness for deliberate epidemics
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