Global Mortality from Severe Infectious Diseases Among Adolescents Aged 10–19 Years, 1990–2023: Long-Term Trends and Cause Composition from the Global Burden of Disease 2023 Study

Despite substantial global progress, severe infectious diseases continue to impose significant and inequitable mortality risk among adolescents. The persistence of a concentrated cause profile and the amplification of mortality during system disruption underscore adolescence as a vulnerable life-course stage requiring sustained prevention and resilient acute care systems.