PUBH2008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Census In Australia, Disability-Adjusted Life Year, Maternal Death
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What basic information you need about your population. First to estimate the number of inhabitants, age structure, rate of population growth. Half of all continuing smokers are dead by the age 70 ( compared to only 19% of never- smokers) Causes of death related to smoking not only included lunch ca but also cvd, copd and other vascular disease. Differences in health status between groups of people, or geographical areas. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well- being and not merely the absence of disease or infinity. Need a way to effectively and succinctly summarise the health of populations particularly for the comparisons i. e. is population a healthier than population b. Someone who was just on duty vs. actual attending physician. Demographic data (age, sex, martial status, place of residence) Office of the registrar general for births, deaths and marriages. Life expectancy (at birth) summarises current cross- sectional age-specific mortality into a single number.
