Mortality Rates

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Mortality Rates

• Jason Da Rosa
• Abbas Abedi

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Mortality Rate

• Mortality rate is a measure of death rates in a
  country
• To death rate, is the number of deaths per 1000
  people in a population.
• The higher the mortality rate, the greater the
  chance of a country falling into natural
  population decrease
• The countries we have chosen to analyze are
  India, Afghanistan, UK and China.

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India

• India The majority of the Indian population is
  either Islamic or Hindu. The official languages
  of this historic country are Hindi and English.
• India is a war torn country, that has experienced
  several major conflicts in the past few decades.
• As a result, massive overpopulation,
  environmental degradation, extensive poverty, and
  ethnic and religious strife, all this despite
  impressive gains in economic investment and
  output.
• Overall, the mortality rate of India is 8.49
  deaths/1,000 population

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Afghanistan

• Afghanistan's recent history is characterized by
  war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in
  1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later
  by anti-Communist mujahidin forces supplied and
  trained by the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistann, and
  others. Fighting subsequently continued among the
  various mujahidin factions, giving rise to a
  state of warlordism that eventually spawned the
  Taliban.
• Death rate 17.15 deaths/1,000 population

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United Kingdom

• At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over
  one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half
  of the 20th century saw the UK's strength
  seriously depleted in two World Wars.
• The United Kingdom is one of the most developed
  and financially stable countries in the world.
  This has led used to advance medical techniques
  and technology,leading to a great reduced death
  rate (10.21 deaths/1,000 population)

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China

• China is a country in East Asia. The main
  religions are Confucianism and Buddhism. The main
  language is Chinese (including the different
  religions). China became an united independent
  empire in 210 B.C.. The country is a dictatorial
  republic ruled by the Communist Party of China.
  Hong Kong and Macau have autonomy with a
  multi-party system.
• Death rate 6.74 deaths/1,000 population

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Economic Factors

• The economic factors also plays a major role in
  determining the death rate of a country. The
  more financially stable the country is, the lower
  the death rate. This is evident today as a lot of
  the MEDCs have a lower death rate then the
  LEDCs (for example, China and India have a lower
  death rate then the UK and Australia) If the
  economy is poor then there is poor standards of
  living, poor health care, and a lack of
  necessities. These care needed to prevent a high
  death rate. If the economy is strong, more
  \money would be put into better health care and
  standards of living. (for e.g England spends
  almost 20 of its financial budget on health care
  whilst Afghanistan spends just under 2.

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Social Factors

• Perhaps the only social factor, war, is the
  result of disputes in society (in a very general
  way). This can be both within a country or
  against other countries. This can also be a
  political factor if the war is between different
  countries.
• War-torn countries like Afghanistan will have
  experienced much greater mortality rates, simply
  due to war casualties. War particularly
  devastates the young, male population.
• On the other hand, a country like the UK, which
  has not experienced major combat, will have more
  stable mortality rates in comparison.

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Cultural Factors

• There arent any obvious cultural factors.
• Unlike birth rates, where religion plays a part,
  people die simply because of health conditions
  (or killing).
• Culture may only affect health conditions in
  terms of lifestyle. For example, a place like
  China, which feeds its citizens with a basic
  diet, may be healthier than somewhere like the
  UK, where more oily, fatty and unhealthy foods
  are consumed more. Countries where exercise is
  practiced more, is also healthier generally. A
  healthier lifestyle can lead to lower death
  rates.
• Culture may also affect death rates because the
  culture that the people live in, may or may not
  support capital punishment or executions. An
  example is the UK, where people arent executed.
  However, China does have capital punishment.

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Political Factors

• Political Factors do not affect death rates at
  all.
• At most, political factors can increase the death
  rate by capital punishment and executions, which
  is very minimal in most cases. An example of one
  of these places is Afghanistan.

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Conclusion

• Overall, the mortality rate in country is based
  on two main things
• If it has been in major wars, like in Afghanistan
  for example, the mortality rate will be much
  higher.
• The other point is the consideration of the
  economic development and lifestyle of the people.
  If there is a cleaner and healthier environment,
  and people seek healthier lifestyles, then the
  death rate is less.