SOC 023 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Degenerative Disease, Planned Obsolescence, Nutrition Transition
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Last major sighting of plague in europe south france 1720: end of 18th century life expectancy in europe was 40 (men) and 44 (women) but. Present life expectancy for world = 70 years. 2011 life expectancy for females at birth = 81: nutrition transition a marked shift toward a diet high in fat and processed food and low in fibre. Measured by life expectancy: life expectancy is the statistically average length of life. Depends on genetics (35%) as well as country: risk of death can be reduced by: a. Lifestyle: after 5 years to middle age, risk of death is very low. After middle age it increases again, although this time at a decelerating rate: infant mortality rates the number of deaths during the first year of life per 1000 live births. Japan and sweden have the lowest infant mortality rates (3 deaths per 1000 live births). European countries have rates that are below 4 deaths per 1000 live births.
