Mortality rate

infant mortality rates are high, there is a socio-economic need for parents to have more children. Due to the natural mechanism of high mortality rates, parents are actually more inclined to produce more children, which contrasts Hardin’s argument that a natural mechanism would solve the population problem. In actuality, the welfare state may be used in helping to solve the population problem. Because families are likely to reproduce more in parts of the world with high infant mortality rates,…

Most people do not plan on getting sick or getting injured, but when they do they have to find affordable ways to seek care. Around the world, one might find that healthcare is presented in various ways in different countries. For example, the health care in the United States and the health care in Canada. These two counties are not easily compared, they are different in the way healthcare is funded, the population it is being delivered to, health outcomes, and health care resources. Starting…

Thirteen infants died in 2012 and in 2013 the number increased to 27, making our infant death rate higher than state and national averages. Buncombe County’s infant mortality rate is nearly double for African American babies than white babies. September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month and with that, we want the community to have a more complete picture of the factors associated with infant mortality and what we are doing to prevent infant deaths. If we are to be successful, certain…

This portion of the study discussed the estimated results of each of the specifications. The objective is to have a clear understanding of the determinants of infant mortality. Stationarity Check: Regression of a non-stationary time-series variable may cause a spurious regression or non-sense regression (a symptom of spurious regression is that the R-square value is greater that Durbin-Watson test statistics) which is not desirable. After estimating the first regression, the R-square value is…

Eclampsia can result in nausea, vomiting, seizures, and coma for the mother. Hemorrhage is the excessive bleeding that can occur after childbirth, and infections such as sepsis due to unhygienic practices. The rates of deaths from such complications are termed as maternal mortality rate, which is a…

and continue to be causative agents in the increase rates of infant mortality in the African American community. I designed two frameworks; one is symbolic of an egg. It has several layers around the fetus to protect it and increase its chances of survival. It has been noted by Mac Dorman and Matthews in their article Understanding Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the United States Infant Mortality Rates states that the disparity of infant mortality amongst the minority populations in the U.S.…

Malnourishment and Mortality: Daily, all around the world, hunger and malnutrition take more lives of humans than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Starvation is a worldwide issue that has detrimental effects on people’s physical and social well being. The deprivation of food and nutrients can cause many negative effects on the human body especially for growing children. Negative effects can include being more vulnerable to diseases, a stunted physical and mental growth and higher child…

Are you a parent of a tiny, helpless, adorable baby? Do you worry that your baby will all of a sudden just quit breathing while he/she is sleeping? Well you should. Many people think that because their child is a certain race or ethnicity that they are safe from Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID). This is not the case, every child has a chance of dying from SUID, but it is true that some races have a higher possibility. This issue is one that every parent needs to be aware of and take the…

unitary government can work just as well if not better. There is a trend in statistics of federal and unitary governments that proves the overall health of a nation is higher in a unitary government. These factors include life expectancy, infant mortality, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities. The overall standards for these factors of life expectancy and basic needs are higher in unitary governments compared to federal governments throughout the world. The unitary…

their resources differently resulting in different outcomes. Overall the data shown by Norway proves that it is a healthier country than the U.S. The health indicators being compared are life expectancy, infant mortality rate, deaths due to HIV, contraceptive prevalence rate, and obesity rates, putting Norway on top. High-income countries do not lack resources, yet health disadvantages exist. Although industrialized countries are known to have higher income and invest more into healthcare…