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Mortality

Published on Dec 14, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Mortality

Measures of mortality & Factors influencing mortality rates 
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Measures of mortality

Mortality, Crude Death Rate & Infant Mortality Rate
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Mortality: The incidence of death in a population over a given period

Crude death rate: the number of deaths per 1000 people in a population

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Infant mortality rate: number of deaths of children less than one year old per 1,000 live births

Life expectancy: average lifespan expected at birth

Factors INFLUENCING MORTALITY RATES

  • Demography
  • Socioeconomic + Sociocultural factors
  • Government regulation - healthcare and sanitation
  • Political factors
  • Places of residence / Environmental influences

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