Introductory Flashcards
The number of people aged over 65 will rise from 390 million now to ____ million by 2025 reaching 10% of the total population.
800 million
Average life expectancy at birth in:
1955 = ?
1995 = ?
2024 = ?
- 48 years
- 65 years
- 73 years
Over 5 billion people in 120 countries today have life expectancy of more than 60 years
In 1997, of a global total of 52.2 million deaths,:
- 17.3 million were due to…;
- 15.3 million were due to…;
- 6.2 million were due to…;
- 2.9 million were due to…; and
- 3.6 million were due to…;
- infectious and parasitic diseases
- circulatory diseases
- cancer
- respiratory diseases, mainly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- perinatal conditions
What are the leading causes of death from infectious diseases?
- Acute lower respiratory infections (3.7 million),
- tuberculosis (2.9 million),
- diarrhoea (2.5 million),
- HIV/AIDS (2.3 million) and
- malaria (1.5-2.7 million).
Most deaths from circulatory
diseases were…
- coronary heart disease (7.2 million),
- cerebrovascular disease (4.6 million),
- other heart diseases (3 million)
Leading causes of death from cancers were those of the…
- lung (1.1 million),
- stomach (765 000),
- colon and rectum (525 000)
- liver, (505 000), and
- breast (385 000)
What disease will remain as one of the leading causes of death worldwide
Cancer
Only onethird of all cancers can be cured by earlier detection combined with effective treatment.
Cases and deaths of lung cancer and colorectal cancer will increase, largely due to ____ and ____ respectively.
smoking and unhealthy diet
but stomach cancer will become less common generally, mainly because of improved food conservation, dietary changes and declining related infection.
Cervical cancer is expected to decrease further in industrialized countries due to ____
screening
The incidence is almost four times greater in the developing world.
Cancer and heart disease are more related to the ____ age group than any other
70-75
people over 75 become more prone to impairments of hearing, vision, mobility and mental function.
These are diseases that are prolonged, do not resolve spontaneously, and are rarely cured completely.
Chronic Illness
Characteristics:
* Permanent impairments or deviations from normal
* Irreversible pathologic changes
* Residual disability
* Special rehabilitation required
* Need for long-term medical and/or nursing management
What Chronic Illnesses is this:
- Patient has to relinquish everyday life interests and activities, let go, and die peacefully.
- Immediate weeks, days, hours preceding death.
Alzheimer’s disease
What Chronic Illnesses is this:
- Affects 1 in 5 people
- One of most common chronic illnesses
Arthritis
What Chronic Illnesses is this:
2nd leading cause of death
Cancer
What Chronic Illnesses is this:
- Affects many older adults
- 3rd leading cause of death
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
What Chronic Illnesses is this:
- Affects about 17 million adults
- Leading cause of death
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
What Chronic Illnesses is this:
- Affects >25.8 million Americans
- 7.0 million do not know they have the disease
- 7th leading cause of death
Diabetes
What Chronic Illnesses is this:
Most common reason older adults are hospitalized
Heart Failure