1. Population Health

2. Death Rates High when lack of food and clean water poor hygiene and sanitation overcrowding contagious diseases Basically symptoms of poverty

3. Death Rates Decline when Clean water and reliable food supply good hygiene and sanitation Lower density vaccination and health care High standards of living

4. Life Expectancy Between 1960-1980 significant increases in life expectancy occurred in most countries. LDC countries increased from 40 to 65.

5. Life Expectancy MDCs Life expectancy increasing fast. People born in 2007 will be at least 100 half will live to 107. Health care systems, prevention and early detection are reasons for this. http://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicator s/SP.DYN.LE00.IN charthttp://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicator s/SP.DYN.LE00.IN

6. HIV/AIDS The HIV/Aids epidemic brought life expectancy back down to 1960 (40s) levels in Sub Saharan Africa. http://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators /SH.DYN.AIDS.ZShttp://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators /SH.DYN.AIDS.ZS chart

7. Infant Mortality Rate Infant mortality rate calculates the number of deaths of children less than 1 per 1000 live births. This is a good indicator of the health care systems and overall conditions of the country.http://www.indexmundi.com/facts/i ndicators/SP.DYN.IMRT.IN charthttp://www.indexmundi.com/facts/i ndicators/SP.DYN.IMRT.IN

8. Health Care Systems US LE = 78.8 IMR 5.9 Spending $9145 CAN LE = 81.4 IMR = 4.6 Spending $5717 USD

9. SICKO Documentary Take notes on the following: Differences in systems around the world. Obstacles to universal health care in the US. Which system is more ethical? How will future population projections create issues for health care systems?