The report, released at the 77th World Health Assembly, was commissioned by PMNCH - The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health.
The failure by all stakeholders to substantially increase investment in programmes are targeted at improving adolescent well-being would result in a staggering economic cost.
It led to global losses amounting to an estimated $110 trillion (benefits foregone) from 2024 to 2050.
This equates to $4.1 trillion per year, or 7.7 per cent of the GDP of the countries included.
This report covers about 80 per cent of the world’s population.
It is estimated that a broad package of health services for adolescents is likely to yield a return of $9.6 for every dollar invested.
While investing in education and training for adolescents is likely to yield a return of $28.6 for every dollar invested.