Mortality (VCE SSCE Health and Human Development): Flashcards
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Mortality
Mortality
Death within a population
Mortality rate unit
Mortality rate unit
Per 100,000 population
YLL (Years of Life Lost)
YLL (Years of Life Lost)
Years lost due to premature death
Why use rates not raw numbers for mortality comparison?
Why use rates not raw numbers for mortality comparison?
Accounts for different population sizes for fair comparison
Leading cause of death in youth
Leading cause of death in youth
Injuries and poisoning
2nd leading cause of death in youth
2nd leading cause of death in youth
Cancers
3rd leading cause of death in youth
3rd leading cause of death in youth
Diseases of the nervous system
Male:female mortality ratio (15-19 yrs)
Male:female mortality ratio (15-19 yrs)
2.0 (males twice as likely to die)
Leading cause of YLL in youth
Leading cause of YLL in youth
Road traffic accidents
Youth mortality trend 1990-2019
Youth mortality trend 1990-2019
Decreased significantly (67 to 30 per 100,000)