Data Analysis ( Scientific Paper)

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Running head- WORLD HEALTH STATISTICS HEALTH STATUS-MORTALITY

World Health statistics Health status- Mortality

Pratikshya Thapa

East central university

December 6, 2020

World Health statistics Health status- Mortality

INTRODUCTION:

To determine the status of a population's health and how it improves, timely and credible health and health-related data are critical. I will analyze the data by summarizing it first, forming hypothesis. Summary of the data is also available on the website (The world Health report, 2005). A number of reasons contribute to the life expectancy rate and one of them is mortality. The sense of mortality of a person normally increases year after year, and sometimes increases dramatically after a serious accident or illness. Government departments, insurance providers, and medical experts determine mortality rates. Life expectancy at birth is defined as how long on average, a newborn can expect to live if current mortality rates do not change. However, it is not possible to know the real age-specific mortality rate of any particular birth cohort in advance. True life spans would be higher than life expectancy measured using current death rates if rates are decreasing. One of the most commonly used indicators of health status is life expectancy at birth and that is what my data records as well. A variety of factors can be attributed to improvements in life expectancy at birth, including increasing standards of living, healthier lifestyles and better education, as well as greater access to quality health services. The level to which improving the quality of life keeps pace with the rise in life expectancy is a significant health policy issue in many countries. Health Life Expectancy is a population health metric that combines life length and quality of life into a single calculation. In the early developed nations, life expectancy began to rise while staying low in the rest of the world. This led to a very high inequality in how health was distributed across the world. Good health in wealthy countries and bad health in those countries which have remained poor. I will analyze how the mortality (infant mortality, Maternal mortality) varies with the different age groups caused by diseases, injury, during pregnancy, unprecedented accidents, genetics, environmental factors such as disasters like earthquake, volcano, hurricane and so on.

For the longest period of time, deaths among newborns have been a troubling problem for the global community. Before medical developments, within the first few months of life, it was normal for populations to lose almost half of their children. The main factor behind this was, among other things, exposure to pathogens, unsanitary conditions, and untrained workers. since the turn of the millennium, countries and international bodies have come together to resolve the issue of child mortality. In reducing the rate of child mortality, the global community has taken tremendous strides. More can however be done to further enhance the circumstances under which mothers and newborns are present.

The emphasis of this paper is on infant mortality, the medical causes and determinants of why a child may or may not survive. In terms of child mortality, it also addresses where the United States is. Infant mortality is the death of small children under the age of 1. The infant mortality rate can be determined by the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children younger than 1 year of age in the same year. This number is also used as a measure of a country's level of health. There are several behavioral variables that also lead to the high mortality rates of babies. The high rates of infant mortality and morbidity are associated with family income, sanitation, maternal education, and immunization, according to the report.

Afghanistan is the country that I focused on mostly to write about and research on. Afghanistan has the world's highest rate of neonatal deaths. Poor nutrition is the main cause of high child mortality rates. Malnutrition accounts for 45 percent of child deaths. 35% of infant mortality is attributed to numerous other causes that contribute to neonatal complications and ultimately death. The shortage of healthcare services is another factor. Most areas are geographically difficult to access and insecure for healthcare providers, and access to health facilities is not easy for a large number of Afghanistan's population. High mortality and morbidity rates also lead to the lack of qualified health care providers. Afghanistan still has no sophisticated infrastructure which can provide everyone with sufficient health services. If the population had easier access to health care facilities, neonatal deaths could be avoided. Due to respiratory problems, a large number of females and babies die. Owing to the polluted climate, acute respiratory infections affect the entire population. The elevated mortality and morbidity rates in Afghanistan are also due to acute infectious diseases, diarrhea, and measles.

Citation

The World Health Report 2005 - make every mother and child count. (2013, July 29). Retrieved December 04, 2020, from https://www.who.int/whr/2005/en/

Roser, M., Ortiz-Ospina, E., & Ritchie, H. (2013, May 23). Life Expectancy. Retrieved December 04, 2020, from https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy