Introduction to public health

Question 1

What happens to death rates when societies become industrialised

Answer 1

It falls because of improvements in sanitation

Question 2

What happens to the skew in population when industrialisation happens in a society

Answer 2

Birth rate falls below death rates which leads to ageing population

Question 3

What is epidemiological transition

Answer 3

As societies develop, infectious diseases and malnutrition decline but non-communicable chronic diseases rise.

Shift in age pattern of mortality from younger to older age groups