HLTH102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hans Rosling, Global Health, Disability-Adjusted Life Year
7 Feb 2017
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Hans rosling- 200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes. Compared lifespan (y axis) with income (x axis) of countries. 1810: life expectancy was below 40 in most countries. The industrialization revolution caused certain countries (europe) to improve. 1948: u. s was ahead, japan was catching up. 1970: asia and latin america started to catch up to western countries. 2009: huge disparities between the best and worst of the countries. Disparities within the countries: if you divide up the different provinces/areas within a country, one area could be as progressed as western countries, and some could be as low as pakistan. Huge gap between the west and developed countries is significantly decreasing, and we are all progressing together. Mortality (y axis) vs. gdp (x axis) Asia, arabic countries are much more ahead for health (social progress) rather than economic progress. 1920: rate of change was enormous from 1920 to now for japan. Singapore is the healthiest country in the world.
