Mortality

Question 1

What are the three major factors that cause epidemiological transition?

Answer 1

1) eco-biological factors
2) socio-economic, cultural, political factors
3) medical and public health

Question 2

What are the criticisms of the epidemiological transition theory?

Answer 2

Not much attention is given to within country variation

Infectious diseases are enduring rather than a distinct/discrete stage

Transition does not have to flow in one direction

Question 3

What is age specific death rates?

Answer 3

Number of deaths per 1000 people in that specific 5 year age group

Special case is IMR (deaths between for those aged less than 1)

Question 4

What are age adjusted death rates?

Answer 4

Adding together all ASDR adjusted (weighted) by the proportion of each age group in the total population. Can be used to compare countries with dif age structure.

Question 5

What is life expectancy?

Answer 5

Question 6

What is compression of mortality?

Answer 6

Primarily occurs because of redutcion in mortality in the younger ages - push survival rate into rectangular shape.

Question 7

How can an unusually low mortality be achieved?

Answer 7