1. Health Transitions
Life Expectancy
(Years)
Information Age
Life Expectancy: 67 yrs
Causes of Death: Infectious Diseases,
Strokes, Cancers, Other Chronic Diseases
Types of Diseases: Infectious Diseases and
Chronic Diseases
Major Social Forces: Computers 67
1980
Industrial Age 1100A.D
Life Expectancy: 47 yrs
Causes of Death: Infectious Diseases,
Injuries, Sanitation
Types of Diseases: Early Onset of
Chronic Diseases
Major Social Forces: Industrial Work
1950 57
1850 47
Scientific Age
Life Expectancy: 57 yrs
Causes of Death: Infectious Diseases
Types of Diseases: Infectious
Major Social Forces: 1st medicines were
being tested 37
Hunter Gather Period 90,000-6,000 B.C.
Life Expectancy: 17 yrs
Causes of Death: Infectious Diseases,
Animal Attacks, Starvation, Injuries
Types of Diseases: Starvation
Major Social Forces: Obtaining Food
1100
Agriculture Age 6,000 B.C A.D.
Life Expectancy: 37 yrs
Causes of Death: Plague, Famine, Hunger
Types of Diseases: Plague (sanitation)
Major Social Forces: 1st Cities and Urbanization 17
90,000
6,000
B.C
A.D
Time Period