Child mortality

started, whether from rats or the filth or trade routes or the Jews caused it. The death rate was outstanding (not in the good way); an estimated 8 million deaths in the Middle East and 75 million in Europe. The mortality rate in Europe: 31%. The Middle East: 33%. “The mortality in Siena (Italy) began in May (1348). “It was a cruel and horrible thing; and I do not know where to begin to tell of the cruelty and the pitiless ways. It seemed that almost everyone became stupefied by seeing the…

disadvantage across the social determinants at a point in our life course through circumstance. Marmot (2010) depicted six policy objectives as part of his review to reduce health inequalities which were advocated to action and include; provide every child the best start in life, enable all children young people and adults to distend their capabilities and have control over their lives, create fair employment and acceptable work for all, establish a healthy standard of living for all, devise…

Introduction The simplest definition of development is “good change” (Thomas, 2000). However, what represents “good” is subjective. Traditional views saw development in a purely economic sense, in terms of an increase in Gross National Product (GNP). In other words, economic growth and development were synonymous. Recently, more inclusive and humanist definitions have been put forward, which focus on the improvement of people’s living standards and lives. This includes issues such as health,…

Mandatory Vaccination, Or Parents Choice After learning I was pregnant with my oldest child I was asked the question that started it all. I was confused and caught off guard when I heard, “Do you plan on vaccinating the baby when it’s born?” Of course I did. Do parents not vaccinate? Isn’t it something you have to do? Why is this even a question? Toni Bark, the Medical Director at the Center for Disease Prevention and Reversal, states that today over 50% of children have some type of chronic…

Carpathian? This is one of the many things that makes this country incredibly fascinating. Demographically this country has various features which draw in attention, one facet in particular that is something to look deeper at is that although the mortality rate for this country has been on a decline since 1982, compared to neighboring European countries they spend the second least amount of money towards health care. On the flip side, fertility rates very closely resemble those of the United…

about the health and care issues around the world. The periodicals involves the Social Trends, Population Trends and more trends that is involved with health and illness. All of the periodicals also takes responsibility for the birth, death, infant mortality and suicide rates. In hospitals and GP’s, appointments are investigated by individual’s social classes’ gender and age. Secondly is the charitable organisation and pressure groups. Most of the times the charitable groups and the special…

medical, or cosmetic importance. In the United States, 3% of the live births each year, approximately 120,000 infants, have identifiable structural birth defects. Issuing in 1.2 deaths per 1,000 live births, morbidity and mortality are known to be the leading cause of infant mortality. Some examples of birth…

In the “The Tyranny of Experts,” William Easterly explores the idea of poor individuals and development approaches. With examples and historical evidence, Easterly comes to the conclusion that to end the problem of poor countries/people and to pursue economic development is to give rights to the poor and treat them equally. Easterly provides four debates, the blank slate versus learning from history, nations versus individuals, conscious versus spontaneous solutions, and authoritarian versus…

Disease and Medicine in 1840’s America America -- a young nation, still in its infancy; after declaring victory over Britain two times, and escaping the global Napoleonic War, there was an abrupt but shaky peace. The United States were hit by a massive economic revolution in a time period known to many as “Jacksonian America.” But when asked of what 1840’s America was like, most people would say familiar phrases heard in a history class, “The Gold Rush,” “Mexican-American War,” and “Manifest…

“There’s never been a safer time to be a kid in America,” does an excellent job at providing statistics, which back up his claim that America is indeed the safest it has ever been for children and teens. For example, he claimed that the overall mortality rate for children and young adults has seen a significant decrease since 1935, and backed it up with the fact that there are only 30 deaths for every 100,000 children, ages 1 to 4, compared to that in the 1930s when it was 450 deaths for every…