quizlet Flashcards
1
Q
Why was life expectancy lower before? And what did we do to improve it?
A
Injuries, conflict, malnutrition, diseases from animals, famines urbanisation (crowds, lack of sanitation etc)
Via solving problems of urbanisation, healthcare, sanitation, food refrigeration, vaccinations
2
Q
How is life expectancy correlated with geography? how does gender play a role
A
Non-communicable diseases mostly lower life expectancy in developed countries while communicable diseases affect developing countries
Life expectancy is higher in developed countries - life expectancy varies from location and can even vary from cities in the same country
women’s life expectancy is higher than mens but socioeconomic status has a greater effect
