In Australia the median age of death for males was 78 years, and 84 years for females. 

 

 

2. Provide 2 reasons for reason for the decrease in child death 

-improved access to and quality of neonatal health care 

-increased community awareness of risk factors for infant and child deaths 

 

 

3. Define the infant mortality rate 

The number of deaths of infants divided by the number of live births. 

 

 

4. What are the leading causes of death for males and females by gender ? 

The leading causes of death for males in order is coronary heart disease, lung cancer, dementia and Alzheimer disease, cerebrovascular disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Whereas for females leading causes in order it is dementia and Alzheimer disease, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 

 

 

5. What are the leading causes of death by type? 

The leading causes of death by type for under 1 is perinatal and congenital conditions, 1-14 year olds is land transport accidents. 15-25 year olds as well as 25-44 year olds is suicide. 45-64 year olds is coronary heart disease, 65-74 years is lung cancer. 75-84 years old and 85+ are both coronary heart disease. 

 

 

6. How long are you expected to live if you were born between 2014-2016? 

Males born between 2014-2016 expect to live until the age of 80.4 years, and females are expected to live to 84.6 years. 

 

 

7. What does table 6.3 tell us? 

The life expectancy at birth, top 10 OECD countries by sex. The table shows us that all 10 countries are all very similar in age of death in both males and females. 

 

 

8. How is life expectancy calculated? 

Life expectancy is calculated by using a life table which is generated from current age and sex-specific death rates/death patterns in a given population. 

HHDV task 

1.   The median age group of death for men in Australia is 78 and for female is 84. 

2.   There has been a decrease in child death because they have access to better healthcare and vaccination programs are more and more widespread. 

3.   Infant mortality rate is defined as the number of deaths of infants divided by number of live births. 

4.    For males the leading cause of death are coronary heart disease followed by lung cancer and dementia. For females the leading cause of death are dementia and Alzheimer disease. 

5.   Among infants, perinatal and congenital conditions caused most deaths (77% of deaths). Land transport accidents were the most common cause of death among children aged 1–14 (12%). Suicide was the leading cause of death among people aged 15–24 (34%), followed by land transport accidents (21%). For people aged 25–44, it was also suicide (21%), followed by accidental poisoning (12%). Coronary heart disease was the leading cause of death for people aged 45–64, followed by lung cancer. For people aged 65–74, it was also lung cancer followed by coronary heart disease. Dementia and Alzheimer disease was the second leading cause of death among people aged 75 and older, behind coronary heart disease. 

6.   If you were born between 2014 and 2016 you are expected         to live for 33-34 years longer 

7.   Table 6.3 tells us the life expectancy at birth of 10 OCED countries by sex. 

8.   One common approach to calculate life expectancy is to track members of a cohort (i.e. a group of individuals born in a given year) and predict the average age-at-death for them using a combination of observed mortality rates for past years and projections about mortality rates for future years.