linked to assault or self-injury, analysis of data has found.
Researchers found that despite the number of child deaths falling by 70 per cent over the past 30 years, there has been no decline in mortality rates due to injuries caused by self-harm, assault or undetermined injuries.
There are 800 children and young people who die each year in the UK, with deaths related to assault, self-harm or undetermined injuries accounting for 34 and 37 per cent respectively of injury deaths in boys and girls aged 10 to 18.
The research of data between 1980 and 2010 has been carried out by University College London's Institute of Child Health as part of a project by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
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