infectious disease course guide Flashcards
1
Q
burden
A
>90% deaths from inf - handful of conditions lower resp 3.9 HIV 2,8 diahroal 1,8 TB 1.6 malaria 1.2 measles 0.6
2
Q
age standardised death rates
A
measure how die and why - important measure of effectiveness of health system (and gauge how injuries affect the living)
focus on right thing
globally 57million people dies yr
15% in children <5
3
Q
under 5 mortality
A
7.6 million <5 died in 2010
57/1000 live births
