Geography A-level AQA - Population
and Health
Health, mortality and morbidity can be used as...
...indicators of a population's development
mortality rate
Number of deaths over time, per 1000 of population
How is morbidity measured?
Disease incidence or prevalence
How is health measured?
Mortality and morbidity rates
Patterns of Mortality
- mortality rates vary throughout the world, and some provide some indication of of the
socioeconomic status of a region/country.
- crude deaths rates are highest in all but Northern Africa - a low-income region - but are also
high in Russia and Eastern Europe.
- mortality is particularly low in Central America and the Middle East.
Infant mortality
- The amount of infants that die per 1000 births
- a good indicator of the socioeconomic of a region
Infant mortality rates are highest in...
Africa, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Laos
Infant mortality rates are lowest in...
high income, developed countries, such as in the regions of Europe and North America
, Patterns of morbidity and health
The incidence and prevalence of disease varies regionally, and to a certain extent these trends
show health in these areas also
How are morbidity rates shown?
- through the incidence of diseases.
- in general, non-communicable diseases are higher in HICs, whereas infectious diseases or
biologically transmitted diseases are more prevalent in LICs.
- this trend can be seen in the maps depicting HIV prevalence and Diarrhoeal Diseases
prevalence.
HIV prevalence
Why are some diseases more prevalent in high income countries?
- These diseases are usually influenced by lifestyle choices, such as lung cancer, which can be
caused by smoking or poor air quality.
- these trends can be seen in the maps showing Cardiovascular Disease prevalence and Lung
Cancer prevalence.
What is the mortality rate of a disease is dependent on?
The ability to to treat morbidity
Diarrhoeal Diseases prevalence
Why are mortality rates lower than morbidity rates?
- because people can usually be treated.
- however, the proportion of those who die from the disease they have contracted is higher in
LICs than HICs.
Cardiovascular Disease prevalence
Lung Cancer prevalence
State why health is usually better in high-income countries compared to low-income countries
and Health
Health, mortality and morbidity can be used as...
...indicators of a population's development
mortality rate
Number of deaths over time, per 1000 of population
How is morbidity measured?
Disease incidence or prevalence
How is health measured?
Mortality and morbidity rates
Patterns of Mortality
- mortality rates vary throughout the world, and some provide some indication of of the
socioeconomic status of a region/country.
- crude deaths rates are highest in all but Northern Africa - a low-income region - but are also
high in Russia and Eastern Europe.
- mortality is particularly low in Central America and the Middle East.
Infant mortality
- The amount of infants that die per 1000 births
- a good indicator of the socioeconomic of a region
Infant mortality rates are highest in...
Africa, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Laos
Infant mortality rates are lowest in...
high income, developed countries, such as in the regions of Europe and North America
, Patterns of morbidity and health
The incidence and prevalence of disease varies regionally, and to a certain extent these trends
show health in these areas also
How are morbidity rates shown?
- through the incidence of diseases.
- in general, non-communicable diseases are higher in HICs, whereas infectious diseases or
biologically transmitted diseases are more prevalent in LICs.
- this trend can be seen in the maps depicting HIV prevalence and Diarrhoeal Diseases
prevalence.
HIV prevalence
Why are some diseases more prevalent in high income countries?
- These diseases are usually influenced by lifestyle choices, such as lung cancer, which can be
caused by smoking or poor air quality.
- these trends can be seen in the maps showing Cardiovascular Disease prevalence and Lung
Cancer prevalence.
What is the mortality rate of a disease is dependent on?
The ability to to treat morbidity
Diarrhoeal Diseases prevalence
Why are mortality rates lower than morbidity rates?
- because people can usually be treated.
- however, the proportion of those who die from the disease they have contracted is higher in
LICs than HICs.
Cardiovascular Disease prevalence
Lung Cancer prevalence
State why health is usually better in high-income countries compared to low-income countries
