Wk.4 L1 - Mortality and Death

Question 1

LO

Answer 1

• Describe key medical advances that have increased human lifespan
• Outline the major causes of death in Australia
• Explain how longitudinal studies have identified key risk factors for disease

Question 2

Causes of death in Australia over time

Answer 2

• Cancers
• CVD
• Infectious disease
• Injury and Poisoning
• Resp. disease
• Vaccine preventable disease

Question 3

2022 Major causes of death in Australia

Answer 3

Males:
15-24 Suicide
45+ CVD

Females:
15-24 Suicide
45-74 Breast cancer
74+ Dimentia

Question 4

Australian deaths from CVD

Answer 4

Peaked at 1950/60s across both genders
- Steady decline in deaths per 100,000s after 1960s

Question 5

Framingham heart study

Answer 5

Goal was to find factors that could be altered to reduce peoples risk of CVD in 1950s

Prospective longitudinal study:
- Took very large population
- Collected data potentially related to CVD
- Monitored people over time and see when they get CVD
- Check CVD people with their specific factors at time zero to see if there’s correlation

Found that higher blood pressure was related to CVD