Introduction to the patterns of health Flashcards
What is the GDP of the UK?
$35700 in 2011
What is the death rate of the UK?
9.9
What is the death rate of Afghanistan?
19.9
What is the life expectancy of Afghanistan?
44
What is the birth rate of Afghanistan?
46
What is the birth rate of the UK?
11
What is birth rate?
The number of babies born per 1000 population per year
What are the top 5 most prevalent health conditions in the world?
1) Respiratory infections
2) Autism
3) Malaria
4) HIV/Aids
5) Childhood diseases
What are the most common morbidity types in LEDCs?
Perinatal diseases (eg HIV) Communicable diseases (eg TB, HIV)
What is a perinatal disease?
A disease transferred from a mother to her unborn child
What are the most common morbidity types in MEDCs?
Diseases of age (eg cancers, CHDs)
Diseases of affluence (eg obesity)
Which two morbidity types account for 1/3 of all unnatural deaths per year?
Circulatory and heart disease
Lung disease
Name three diseases of age
Alzheimer’s
Type 2 diabetes
Cancers
CHDs
What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
Type 1 is a genetic condition in which the body produces no insulin
Type 2 can be caused by lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise and poor diet, and means the body’s cells respond incorrectly to insulin or the body produces too little insulin
What are DALYs?
Disability Adjusted Life Years - the number of years lost from a persons life due to ill health
