Sociology 2179A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Congenital Disorder, Genetic Disorder
16 Apr 2016
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The social determinants of health: age and the life course. Age is one of the strongest predictors of death and disease. Risk for mortality is greatest in irst few moments of life, declining dramaically during irst year, and then gradually increasing at an acceleraing rate. The causes of death also vary by age. Ages 65-74: cancer, heart disease, chronic resp. disease. 70% of canadian seniors over the age of 85 report being in good excellent health. 1 out of 3 seniors felt depressed in the past moth compared to 1 in 2 canadians aged. Older canadians consume more health care than younger canadians. Average health care costs per capita, 2009: 20-24 years old -> , 65-69 -> , 80-84 -> . The canadian populaion is aging steadily: seniors are accouning for a greater proporion of the populaion. Due in part by increased life expectancy and declining ferility (phenomenon happening worldwide)
