And the prevalence of deaths from external causes is higher among adolescents and youths than in other age groups (ECLAC/OIJ, 2008). Deaths from external causes (homicides, traffic accidents, suicides and other injuries) account for almost half of all deaths in the population aged 15 to 29, for the total population the figure is only 9.9% (see figure IV.4). Invertir en juventud en America Latina y el Caribe: un imperativo de derechos e inclusion, Santiago, 2012, on the basis of figures provided by the World Health Organization (WHO). In this sense, urban segregation is a key factor and a distinguishing mark of Latin America in relation to the issue of vulnerable youth and adolescents.