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1
Q

3 categories of causes of death

A

injury
Maternal/non communicable/nutritional/preventable diseases
communicable diseases

2
Q

what’s happening to injuries as a cause of death in terms of

  • number
  • proportion
A

same number

decreased proportion

3
Q

what’s happening to communicable diseases as a cause of death in terms of

  • number
  • proportion
A

decreased number

decreased proportion

4
Q

what’s happening to communicable diseases etc as a cause of death in terms of

  • number
  • proportion
A

increased number

increased proportion

5
Q

non communicable diseases account for what % of death (proportion)

A

60%

6
Q

4 most common causes of non communicable diseases

A

high bp
high glucose
smoking
obesity

7
Q

do NCD’s affect men and women equally

A

YES

8
Q

What % of women and men worldwide were overweight in 2018

A

40%

9
Q

what are the 4 behavioural determinants

A

smoking
alcohol
lack of exercise
poor diet

10
Q

what 4 changes can come about

A

obesity
high bp
high bgl
increased cholesterol

11
Q

major social factor influencing non communicable disease rates

A

income (and income inequality)

12
Q

what percentage of NCD’s occur in low income countries

A

75%

13
Q

4 most common non communicable diseases?

A

CVD, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes