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THE GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS
W. Thomas London, M.D.
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Was there a Golden Age of Human Health
Was there a Golden Age of Human Health? Life Expectancy 10,000 BC to 1900 AD Hunter gatherers 10,000 BC- ~23 yrs Early farmers 8,000 BC yrs Roman citizens 100 AD ~25 yrs Roman slaves 100 AD ~20 yrs USA, England 1800 AD ~30 yrs USA, Europe 1850 AD ~35 yrs USA, Europe 1900 AD yrs
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Life Expectancy at Birth USA 1900-2000
……….Females ———Males
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Life Expectancy by Age USA 1900
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Life Expectancy by Age USA 1940
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Life Expectancy by Age USA 1990
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Leading Causes of Death USA 1900
Tuberculosis Pneumonia & Influenza Heart disease Diarrhea Stroke Kidney disease Accidents Cancer Senility Bronchitis
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Leading Causes of Death USA 1940
Heart disease Cancer Stroke Kidney disease Pneumonia Accidents excluding motor vehicle Tuberculosis Diabetes Motor vehicle accidents Premature birth
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Leading Causes of Death USA 1960
Heart disease Cancer Stroke Diseases of early infancy Pneumonia & influenza Accidents excluding motor vehicle Motor vehicle accidents Atherosclerosis generalized Diabetes Congenital anomalies
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Leading Causes of Death USA 1998
Heart disease Cancer Stroke Chronic pulmonary disease Pneumonia & influenza Diabetes Accidents excluding motor vehicle Motor vehicle accidents Suicide Kidney diseases
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What happened between 1900 and 1940 to change life expectancy and the causes of death?
PUBLIC HEATH
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Components of Public Health
Clean water supply Sanitary sewage disposal Disease surveillance Food inspection Maternal-child health Nutrition- free lunch, free milk Housing regulations Worker safety Worker ages, hours
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Indicators of Population Health 1995-2000
Infant Mortality Deaths/ Live Births World Japan France USA Russia China Afghanistan Sierra Leone Life Expectancy at Birth Years World Japan France USA China Russia Afghanistan Sierra Leone
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Leading Causes of Death- World 1998
Heart disease Infectious diseases Cancer Injuries Respiratory & digestive diseases Maternal Other
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Leading Causes of Death Developing Countries 1998
Infectious diseases 45% Heart disease 24% Cancer 11% Injuries 11% Perinatal 6% Maternal 2% Nutritional 1%
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Infectious Disease Deaths- World 1998
Pneumonia & influenza 3.5 million AIDS 2.3 million Diarrhea 2.2 million Tuberculosis 1.5 million Malaria 1.1 million Measles 0.9 million Total 11.5 million
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