Chapter 1: Health Statistics and Trends Flashcards
Which continent is most populated?
Asia
Which country has the highest population density?
Singapore
1/3 of the world’s population is in which two countries?
China and India
What percentage of the world’s population is in Africa?
1/6
What percentage of people world-wide died of the top 10 causes of death in 2015?
54%
True or false: Cancer is a top 10 cause of death in countries with low-income economies.
False
What percentage of people in high income economies live past 70 y/o?
2/3
What percentage of people in low-income economies live past 70 y/o?
less 1/5
What percentage of deaths in low-income countries are children under 18 y/o?
1/3
What percentage of deaths in the US are from chronic illness?
70%
What percentage of adults in the U.S. have at least one chronic disease? What percentage have two or more?
1/2; 1/10
What are the top 5 leading causes of death in the U.S.?
1) Heart Disease
2) Cancer
3) Chronic low respiratory diseases
4) Accidents
5) Stroke
In general, what is the leading cause of disability and death in the U.S.?
Chronic diseases
What are the top 10 causes of death world-wide?
1) Heart Disease
2) Stroke
3) Lower respiratory infections
4) COPD
5) Lung cancer
6) Diabetes
7) Alzheimers
8) Diarrheal diseases
9) TB
10) Traffic Accidents
What percentage of global deaths is tobacco responsible for?
10%
What percentage of global deaths is alcohol responsible for?
4%
What is the top risk factor for death in males ages 15-59?
Alcohol
What is the current U.S. population? What is our rank in population size in the world?
0.3 billion; 3rd
How much does the world population increase by every minute?
200
What is the top cause of death in high income countries?
Heart disease
What is the top cause of death in low income countries?
Infectious diseases
Which major world causes of death are not in the top 10 causes of death for low income countries?
Cancers, COPD, Alzheimer’s
What is the current world population?
7.6 Billion
What percentage of children who die each year live in low-income countries?
99%
What percentage of children die each year in low income countries from preventable or infectious diseases?
1/2
True or false: In the U.S., men are more likely to die of a stroke or Alzheimer’s than men.
False
True or false: U.S. men are more likely to die from injury or suicide than women.
True
What is the main cause of death in U.S. centenarians?
Heart disease
What is the only cause of death among the top 10 in the U.S. that we lack a way to prevent, cure, or slow the progression of?
Alzheimer’s
True or false: Young women are more likely to die of suicide than young men.
True
What are young U.S. men most likely to die from?
Vehicular accidents
What proportion of U.S. teens attempt suicide?
1/25
What does MO rank among states on amount spent in healthcare?
49th
