Providing a safe environment for our children and young people : Finland s national action plan for injury prevention among children and youth

Abstract

8 | 2010 Unintentional injuries together with violence and suicides cause also in Finland a considerable amount of health losses among children and young people. Yearly over 300 under 25 year-olds die due to these causes and in addition more than 14,000 are committed to hospital care. Injury-related deaths have been declining since the 1970s, but they are still the number one cause of death in this age group.