Asia is a vast and multicultural continent with an overall population of 4.3 billion people, taking up about 30% of the earth 's land. Among the 48 countries we chose Thailand, it is a country with multi economical background that we felt would be educational to study as a whole. Thailand is located in the south-eastern part of Asia with a population of 67.01 million. Approximately 65.7% of its population resides in rural areas (World Bank, 2014). It is considered an upper middle class income country. This paper will discuss the current mortality rate, life expectancy, causes of death, and health related issues.
Mortality/Morbidity and life expectancy
As of 2013 the mortality rate for adult males was 208 and 106 for adult females. The male …show more content…
Heart disease hospitalization increased from 56.5 per 100,000 people in 1985 to 109.4 per 100,000 people in 1994 to 618.5 per 100,000 people in 2003. This trend is similar to those of cancer and diabetic patients. Cancer rates have increased from 34.7 per 100,000 people in 1994 to 124.4 per 100,000 people in 2006 (World Bank, 2014).The DALY for communicable, maternal, and perinatal conditions is HIV/AIDS, non-communicable is Ischemic heart disease, and injury is road injuries. Cancer incidence, sanitation, access to clean water, dietary risk (diabetes, cardiac disease), tobacco smoking, and alcohol use are all indicators of health. There are 3 major health indicators that are contributing to the burden of disease within Thailand: dietary risks, tobacco smoking, and alcohol abuse. The high amount of rural areas within Thailand contribute to the difficulty to maintain a complete balanced diet. It is more difficult to reach foods that are health conscious when it is more costly and harder to attain. This is a contributor to the dietary risks and high amounts of heart disease and stroke within the country. The air pollution in Thailand is recognized as a smog crisis from January to April every year for the last decade. Much research has been well documented showing the adverse effects of air pollution such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
Mortality/Morbidity and life expectancy
As of 2013 the mortality rate for adult males was 208 and 106 for adult females. The male …show more content…
Heart disease hospitalization increased from 56.5 per 100,000 people in 1985 to 109.4 per 100,000 people in 1994 to 618.5 per 100,000 people in 2003. This trend is similar to those of cancer and diabetic patients. Cancer rates have increased from 34.7 per 100,000 people in 1994 to 124.4 per 100,000 people in 2006 (World Bank, 2014).The DALY for communicable, maternal, and perinatal conditions is HIV/AIDS, non-communicable is Ischemic heart disease, and injury is road injuries. Cancer incidence, sanitation, access to clean water, dietary risk (diabetes, cardiac disease), tobacco smoking, and alcohol use are all indicators of health. There are 3 major health indicators that are contributing to the burden of disease within Thailand: dietary risks, tobacco smoking, and alcohol abuse. The high amount of rural areas within Thailand contribute to the difficulty to maintain a complete balanced diet. It is more difficult to reach foods that are health conscious when it is more costly and harder to attain. This is a contributor to the dietary risks and high amounts of heart disease and stroke within the country. The air pollution in Thailand is recognized as a smog crisis from January to April every year for the last decade. Much research has been well documented showing the adverse effects of air pollution such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,