Biological Anthropology Ways in Which We Are Similar (and the implications this has)

US Population Estimate: 326,378,682 World Population Estimate: 7,438,590,550 19:09 UTC (EST+5) December 4, 2017

US Population Estimate: 325,652,055 World Population Estimate: 7,410,088,210 23:54 UTC (+7) August 13, 2017

since the semester began US Population Increase: 726,627 World Population Increase: 28,502,340 since the semester began

What Factors Are Contributing to this Increase? Health Care Agriculture The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new drive to vaccinate Africans against meningococcal A disease Advances in food production and distribution have made more food available to more people than ever before

Access to Improved Health Care A Privilege or a Right?

Changes in Agriculture A Blessing or a Curse?

Or is just another thing that should be bought and sold… Is it? Or is just another thing that should be bought and sold…

like water…

You are a part of the global system. Your voice matters. Your choices count.

And About Your Choices

Human Life Cycle Consists of numerous identifiable events Prenatal First trimester Second trimester Third trimester Postnatal Neonatal (birth to 28 days) Infancy (2 month to 36 month) Childhood (3 to 7 years) Juvenile (7-10/12 years) Puberty (days to weeks long) Adolescence (5-10 years long) So far, so good?

Life Cycle Stages Do not all begin at the same time in all people Onset and end can be affected by environmental factors Are polygenic traits

For example… Secular Trend in the age of menarche in several industrialized countries

Integration of timing of puberty within a spectrum of processes that are influenced by both genetic and environmental factors Parent, A.-S. et al. Endocr Rev 2003;24:668-693 Copyright ©2003 The Endocrine Society

Human Life Cycle Consists of numerous identifiable events Prenatal First trimester Second trimester Third trimester Postnatal Neonatal (birth to 28 days) Infancy (2 month to 36 month) Childhood (3 to 7 years) Juvenile (7-10/12 years) Puberty (days to weeks long) Adolescence (5-10 years long) These are all behind you now!

What’s left for you? Adult (20 to end of reproductive years) Senescence (end of reproductive years to) Exitus – the “stage” that awaits all living things

Your Life Cycle Can be affected by “life style” choices Your past cannot be changed Your future can be!

Average Life Expectancies 1 Monaco 89.73 2 Macau 84.41 3 San Marino 83.01 4 Andorra 82.43 5 Japan 82.25 6 Guernsey 82.16 7 Singapore 82.14 8 Hong Kong 82.04 9 Australia 81.81 10 Italy 81.77 11 Jersey 81.38 12 Canada 81.38 13 France 81.19 14 Spain 81.17 15 Switzerland 81.07 16 Sweden 81.07 17 Israel 80.96 18 Iceland 80.90 19 Anguilla 80.87 20 Bermuda 80.71 21 Cayman Islands 80.68 22 Isle of Man 80.64 23 New Zealand 80.59 24 Liechtenstein 80.31 25 Norway 80.20 26 Ireland 80.19

Average Life Expectancies 27 Germany 80.07 28 United Kingdom 80.05 29 Jordan 80.05 30 Greece 79.92 31 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 79.87 32 Austria 79.78 33 Faroe Islands79.72 34 Malta 79.72 35 Netherlands 79.68 36 Luxembourg 79.61 37 Belgium 79.51 38 Virgin Islands 79.33 39 Finland 79.27 40 Turks and Caicos Islands 79.11 41 Korea, South 79.05 42 Wallis and Futuna 78.98 43 Puerto Rico 78.92 44 European Union 78.82 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.81 46 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 78.76 47 Gibraltar 78.68 48 Denmark 78.63 49 Portugal 78.54 50 United States 78.37 51 Taiwan 78.32 52 Bahrain 78.15

Average Life Expectancies 197 Sierra Leone 56.13 198 Sudan 55.42 199 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55.33 200 Congo, Republic of the 54.91 201 Cameroon 54.39 202 Burkina Faso 53.70 203 Niger 53.40 204 Uganda 53.24 205 Tanzania 52.85 206 Mali 52.61 207 Gabon 52.49 208 Zambia 52.36 209 Namibia 52.19 210 Mozambique 51.78 211 Malawi 51.70 212 Lesotho 51.63 213 Somalia 50.40 214 Central African Republic 50.07 215 Zimbabwe 49.64 216 South Africa 49.33 217 Guinea-Bissau 48.70 218 Swaziland 48.66 219 Chad 48.33 220 Nigeria 47.56 221 Afghanistan 45.02 222 Angola 38.76 Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/rawdata_2102.txt; accessed 8 May, 2011

Your Life Cycle Can be affected by “life style” choices Your past cannot be changed Your future can be!