Health, Mortality and Morbidity (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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WHO definition of health
WHO definition of health
Complete physical, mental & social wellbeing
Mortality definition
Mortality definition
Death within a population
Morbidity definition
Morbidity definition
Incidence (frequency) of disease in a population
Non-communicable disease (NCD)
Non-communicable disease (NCD)
Medical condition that cannot be transmitted between people
DALYs definition
DALYs definition
Burden of morbidity; years of healthy life lost
Epidemiological transition
Epidemiological transition
Patterns of disease & mortality change over time
% of global deaths from NCDs by 2018
% of global deaths from NCDs by 2018
71%
Who proposed epidemiological transition & when
Who proposed epidemiological transition & when
Abdel Omran in 1971
Stage 1 epidemiological transition name
Stage 1 epidemiological transition name
Age of infection and famine
Stage 4 epidemiological transition
Stage 4 epidemiological transition
Age of delayed degenerative diseases