Economic Development And Disease

Question 1

Model for epidemiological transition

Answer 1

Omran’s model for epidemiological transition

Question 2

What is phase 1 of Omrans model for epidemiological transition?
Characteristics?

Answer 2

Phase 1: age of pestilence and famine

• pre industrial societies where mortality is high and fluctuates each year
• poor santitation, contaminated water, low SoL
• pop. growth is slow

Question 3

Stage 2 of the epidemiological transition model?

Answer 3

Age of receding pandemics

• industrial societies with large advancements in hygiene, healthcare, SoL etc.
• main cause of death shifts from infectious diseases to chronic/degenerative

Question 4

Stage 3 of the epidemiological transition model?

Answer 4

Age of degenerative and man made diseases

• post industrial societites where mortality falls
• further improvements to medical tech means deaths from communicable diseases are rare.
• man made diseases associated with environmental change are common

Question 5

% of deaths from communicable diseases (150 yrs ago vs now)

Answer 5

33% of deaths 150 years ago were from communicable diseases

Now: 7% of deaths

Question 6

Main causes of deaths in ACs

Answer 6

Non communicable diseases e.g. heart disease, stroke etc.

Question 7

Air pollution is responsible for what % of lung cancer deaths

Answer 7

16%