THE GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS.ppt

Was there a Golden Age of Human Health?Life Expectancy 10,000 BC to 1900 AD Hunter gatherers 10,000 BC- ~23 yrs Early farmers 8,000 BC- 16-20 yrs Roman citizens 100 AD ~25 yrs Roman slaves 100 AD ~20 yrs USA, England 1800 AD ~30 yrs USA, Europe 1850 AD ~35 yrs USA, Europe 1900 AD 40-50 yrs Life Expectancy at Birth USA 1900-2000 ……….Females ———Males Life Expectancy by Age USA 1900 Life Expectancy by Age USA 1940 Life Expectancy by Age USA 1990 Survival USA 1900-1991 Leading Causes of Death USA1900 Tuberculosis Pneumonia Influenza Heart disease Diarrhea Stroke Kidney disease Accidents Cancer Senility Bronchitis Leading Causes of Death USA1940 Heart disease Cancer Stroke Kidney disease Pneumonia Accidents excluding motor vehicle Tuberculosis Diabetes Motor vehicle accidents Premature birth Leading Causes of Death USA1960 Heart disease Cancer Stroke Diseases of early infancy Pneumonia influenza Accidents excluding motor vehicle Motor vehicle accidents Atherosclerosis generalized Diabetes Congenital anomalies What happened between 1900 and 1940 to change life expectancy and the causes of death? PUBLIC HEATH Components of Public Health Clean water supply Sanitary sewage disposal Disease surveillance Food inspection Maternal-child health Nutrition- free lunch, free milk Housing regulations Worker safety Worker ages, hours Indicators of Population Health 1995-2000 Infant Mortality Deaths/1000 Live Births World 59.6 Japan 3.5 France 5.5 USA 7.6 Russia 16.7 China 41.4 Afghanistan 165.0 Sierra Leone 165.4 Life Expectancy at Birth Years World 65.0 Japan 80.5 France 78.1 USA 76.5 China 69.8 Russia 66.1 Afghanistan 47.0 Sierra Leone 37.3 Leading Causes of Death- World1998 Heart disease Infectious diseases Cancer Injuries Respirat