Trends in Australia's health Flashcards
how many people in australia now?
25 million
how many people in australia in 2100?
41 million
does age specific population growth mirror global population growth?
yes
in 2050, what proportion of the population will be people aged over 65?
1/4
what will happen to number of australian centerians over the years?
increase
where is most of the australian population located?
major cities and coast
describe trends in AUstralia’s life expectancy
- in general
- for males vs females
continually increasing
females always higher than males
describe distribution of YLD in australia over age groups
approximately normally distributed
describe distribution of YLL In australia over age groups
skewed towards older age groups
do YLL and YLD have roughly equal contributions
yes
most burden of diseases come from what conditions
cardiovascular diseases
cancer
MSK conditions
mental health
do men or women have higher BOD?
men
men have higher BOD due to ___, and women have higher BOD due to ___
injury
reproductive issues
describe trends of child mortality and fertility in australia
both decreased til 2000 and remained constant after that
describe aboriginal and torres strait islander life expectancy, compared to non -
10 years lower
indigenous life expectancy: males vs females?
higher in females
indigenous life expectancy: is it increasing?
yes
describe shape of indigenous population distribution
pyramid shaped
do indigenous people have higher rates of the 4 main non communicable diseases - cvd, cancer, chronic lung diseases, diabetes?
yes
close the gap campaign: which target is on track?
equal year 12 attainment
close the gap campaign: which 6 targets are not on track
equal
- early childhood education, school attendance, reading/writing/literacy, employment
- child mortality rates
- life expectancy
