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    Assessing patterns and causes of mortality rates in England (16th to 19th century AD) When researching into to the topic of mortality rates, (Scott et al, 2005) observes that it is very complex to understand the historical patterns of mortality in England and that the ‘demographic parameters of mortality decline are unclear’. Mortality rate can vary when studying various types of geographic settings, different periods of time and on the age and gender allocation of a given population. Scientist uses mortality rates in different ways and are interested in knowing the number of infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate and crude mortality rate, this therefore gives a broader explanation of the matter under study and can figure out the mortality…

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    Infant Mortality Rate

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    individual Schwartz family according to the number of children per couple. There is a noticeable explosion in this size from 1664 to 1718-45 as well as a serious decline leading into the nineteenth century. Nearly all of the Schwartz men are labeled as fishermen or peasant farmers, so their relatively large family sizes make economical sense in that many children were needed in order to help make ends meet. Another explanation for the large family size is the high rates of infant mortality (see…

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    Infant mortality rates are a terrible thing to look at. The city of Milwaukee for example, had 25% of Wisconsin’s infant deaths in the year 2010. Even though the number of births and the number of infant deaths has been declining in Milwaukee, it is still a serous problem. Between the years of 2009-2011, Milwaukee had a total of 205 stillbirths and 318 infant births. With the black population having the highest total infant mortality rate at 14.0 per 1,000 deaths. That is more than triple the…

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    information and upgrading technology, infant mortality rates in the U.S. and other developed countries have progressively decreased throughout the 20th century. Hospitals created neonatal critical care facilities for infants developed with health issues. Women start by absorbing folate nutrients to reduce the incidence of specific birth deficiencies and pediatricians’ erudite effective sleeping arrangement for newborns to impede “sudden infant death syndrome” (Williams),which is also known as…

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    research for this paper, I determined that there is a high infant mortality rate among African-American women in the United States. According to a National Vital Statistics Report, United States is ranked the highest among all countries in the world for infant mortality rate (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). Statistics have also shown that infant mortality rate is the highest among African-Americans both statewide and nationwide and also including Franklin County, where I…

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    by the lecturer. Results from the articles The results from the articles were based on research that was contacted by different researchers. The research was contacted at different levels. One of the major studies was based on different ecologies that were linked to oil and gas industry. Moreover, studies were contacted in ecologies that were not exposed to oil and gas industry. In these areas mortality rates was established. According to the results, mortality rate was high in ecologies that…

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    Costs for infrastructure are dependent on building design, inclusions, exclusions, and site conditions, however, other countries such a USA, Canada, Australia, Japan among many others, have a strong health care system because of political, economic, historical, and cultural factors, which have influenced the system (Bristol, 2010). Key economic indicators in these countries discuss range from Inflation in 2011 at 2.6-3.9, GDP in 2011 at 2.1- 1.5, GDP forecast in 2012 3.3-6.3, and Unemployment…

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    “1 in 4 women cannot read this sentence” (Source #6, 2011). Across the Middle East, there are thousands of females who are unable to access a proper education. The rates of illiteracy in countries such as Pakistan and Bangladesh soar. When girls are educated, they outstand expectations and revolutionize society. Women face many hardships regarding receiving an education. The government not focusing on academic issues, poverty, social traditions, dangerous transportation, safety hazards, and…

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    dramatic drop in the mortality rate of soldiers, decreasing from 32% to just 2% (Winklestein, 2009, p. 311). Nightingale used her statistics to deliver proof that change was imperative, improving the conditions of medical and surgical practice (Cohen, 1984). Descriptive Epidemiology Florence’s goal of quality care for all seemed to be a driving force for her to urge for reform. After the careful recording of data and numbers she collected, she would analyze, code, and describe the data in a…

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    Life Expectancy Rate

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    expectancy rates than countries with lower income per person rates (such as Zambia, Afghanistan, or Nepal) over time. My observations also show that as the income per person in developed countries goes up the life expectancy rate goes…

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