Human Disease and Prevention: Nightingale
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USW1_PUBH_3100_W1HazardsofLivingSlides.pptThe Hazards of Living in 1850:
Average Age of Life
- Gentry (upper class): 36 years
- Tradespeople: 22 years
- Laboring class: 16 years
- Children: More than one half of children from the working class and one fifth of children from the gentry died before their fifth birthday
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Leading Causes of Death in 1873
Consumption of the lungs
Typhoid fever
Developmental diseases of children
Spinal disease
Old age
Accidents of negligence
Diarrhea
Heart disease
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Leading Causes of Death in United States: 2000
Heart disease
Cancer
Brain stroke
Unintentional injuries
Chronic lung diseases
Pneumonia and influenza
Diabetes
Suicide
Chronic liver disease
HIV/AIDS
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Leading Causes of Death in the United States: 2010
Heart disease (25.4%)
Cancer (23.2%)
Stroke (5.6%)
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (5.3%)
Accidents (5.1%)
Alzheimer’s disease (3.1%)
Diabetes (2.9%)
Influenza and pneumonia (2.2%)
Kidney disease (1.9%)
Septicemia (infections of blood) (1.4%)
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Today in the United States
- Life Expectancy for U.S. Citizens
- Males: 73 years of age
- Females: 79 years of age
- Life Expectancy in Other Countries
Japan: Men – 76 Women – 83
France: Men – 74 Women – 83
Sweden: Men – 76 Women – 82
Canada: Men – 75 Women – 81
Italy: Men – 74 Women – 81
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