Intro

Question 1

What is mortality

Answer 1

The number of people who die- Number of death per in 1000 people
Child mortality- number of deaths per 1000 infants

Question 2

What is morbidity

Answer 2

The number of people who are ill. (DALYs) Disability adjusted life years, this is the amount of years lost due to poor health

Question 3

What is stage 1 in epidemiological model

Answer 3

High mortality, low life expectancy. Population restricted by famine,wars, epidemics

Question 4

Stage 2 in epidemiological model

Answer 4

The rate of mortality declines, as diseases are less frequent. Life expectancy begins to grow,and population begins to grow. Often associated with medical advancements

Question 5

Stage 3 in the epidemiological transition

Answer 5

Mortality continues to decline and approaches a low level. Infectious diseases are now replaced by non-communicable diseases

Question 6

What is stage 4 in the epidemiological cycle

Answer 6

Death rates are low. Long life expectancy. Mortality is the same as stage 3 but occurs later in life due to treatments etc.