Death rate
- Created by: annagaskell
- Created on: 01-06-19 15:22
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- Death rate
- The number of deaths per 1000 of the population per year
- declined- 1900-19 2012-8.9
- reasons
- public health measures
- gov more central and enforces laws, eg improved housing
- Trantor- less disease
- 3/4 decline in death rate due to decline in death from disease, more resistant
- improved nutrition
- increases resistance and chances of survival
- medical improvements
- 1060's improved medical knowledge, techniques and organisations to reduce deaths (blood transfusions)
- NHS
- 1948- surgery and other developments reduced heart disease by 1/3
- smoking and diet
- Harper- reduction in smokers, less people die due to obesity due to drug therapies- expensive
- public health measures
- effects
- Increases life expectancy
- how long on average a person born in a given year is expected to live
- 1900- M-50 W-57 2013 -M-91 W-94
- how long on average a person born in a given year is expected to live
- decline IMR
- decline TFR
- dependency ratio
- Increases life expectancy
- Ageing population
- average age of UK population is increasing 1971- 34 2013-40
- due to
- declining IMR
- increased life expectancy
- declining fertility and birth rates
- new marketplace for the old, beneficial for the family, enjoy retirement, pensions, NHS, reduced taxes
- Ageism
- negative stereotypes and unequal treatment of people based on age
- traditional society
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- The number of deaths per 1000 of the population per year
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