Chapter 1: Health Statistics and Trends

Question 1

Which continent is most populated?

Answer 1

Asia

Question 2

Which country has the highest population density?

Answer 2

Singapore

Question 3

1/3 of the world’s population is in which two countries?

Answer 3

China and India

Question 4

What percentage of the world’s population is in Africa?

Answer 4

1/6

Question 5

What percentage of people world-wide died of the top 10 causes of death in 2015?

Answer 5

54%

Question 6

True or false: Cancer is a top 10 cause of death in countries with low-income economies.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

What percentage of people in high income economies live past 70 y/o?

Answer 7

2/3

Question 8

What percentage of people in low-income economies live past 70 y/o?

Answer 8

less 1/5

Question 9

What percentage of deaths in low-income countries are children under 18 y/o?

Answer 9

1/3

Question 10

What percentage of deaths in the US are from chronic illness?

Answer 10

70%

Question 11

What percentage of adults in the U.S. have at least one chronic disease? What percentage have two or more?

Answer 11

1/2; 1/10

Question 12

What are the top 5 leading causes of death in the U.S.?

Answer 12

1) Heart Disease
2) Cancer
3) Chronic low respiratory diseases
4) Accidents
5) Stroke

Question 13

In general, what is the leading cause of disability and death in the U.S.?

Answer 13

Chronic diseases

Question 14

What are the top 10 causes of death world-wide?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What percentage of global deaths is tobacco responsible for?

Answer 15

10%

Question 16

What percentage of global deaths is alcohol responsible for?

Answer 16

4%

Question 17

What is the top risk factor for death in males ages 15-59?

Answer 17

Alcohol

Question 18

What is the current U.S. population? What is our rank in population size in the world?

Answer 18

0.3 billion; 3rd

Question 19

How much does the world population increase by every minute?

Answer 19

200

Question 20

What is the top cause of death in high income countries?

Answer 20

Heart disease

Question 21

What is the top cause of death in low income countries?

Answer 21

Infectious diseases

Question 22

Which major world causes of death are not in the top 10 causes of death for low income countries?

Answer 22

Cancers, COPD, Alzheimer’s

Question 23

What is the current world population?

Answer 23

7.6 Billion

Question 24

What percentage of children who die each year live in low-income countries?

Answer 24

99%

Question 25

What percentage of children die each year in low income countries from preventable or infectious diseases?

Answer 25

1/2

Question 26

True or false: In the U.S., men are more likely to die of a stroke or Alzheimer’s than men.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

True or false: U.S. men are more likely to die from injury or suicide than women.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

What is the main cause of death in U.S. centenarians?

Answer 28

Heart disease

Question 29

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?

Answer 29

Alzheimer’s

Question 30

True or false: Young women are more likely to die of suicide than young men.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

What are young U.S. men most likely to die from?

Answer 31

Vehicular accidents

Question 32

What proportion of U.S. teens attempt suicide?

Answer 32

1/25

Question 33

What does MO rank among states on amount spent in healthcare?

Answer 33

49th