Population health

culture, the country has some health concerns pertaining to the people of India that live in slums. This paper will help describe India’s makeup by explaining the country’s demographic profile, population, socioeconomics, different health indicators, burden of diseases, and the different types of Millennium developmental goals that the country has. Demographic Profile/ Population/ Socioeconomics India is known to be the second largest country when it comes to population, but seventh largest…

with a population of 12 million and per capita income of US$460. It was the first country to be affected by the Ebola virus. The country has metals such as iron ore and bauxite and political stability after years of conflict and poor leadership. Its economy is a mix of agriculture, services, and mining. The income growth in Guinea has not been too high, and the poverty rate is high at over 55 percent of the population. Liberia is one of the poorest countries in Africa with a population of 4…

trained health employees, Australia are facing the problem of health workforce shortages which are more significant in many areas such as nursing, medical practitioners, allied professionals and rural, remote area (Productivity Commission Research Report, 2005). Due to a complicated communication of demographic, socio-cultural, clinical and professional factors, recent workforce shortages are increasing. In addition, the workforce shortages are not well regulated, but modify by health,…

1. Crude death rate (CDR): Deaths in the year *1000 Population at midyear CDR in 2014= 9527401 *1000= 7.3 [1] 1,296,245,000 Interpretation: Crude death rate is the number of deaths in a population in a given year per thousand members of the population. The CDR of 7.3 indicates that there were 7.3 deaths per 1000 members in 2014. This value is less than the average CDR of the world (8). As compared to countries like Ukraine (developing nation), the CDR for India is…

Demographics of Aging Seniors in America America’s senior population is experiencing considerable growth: By the year 2030, it is projected that there will be roughly 72 million seniors living in the United states, or about 1 in every 5 people (Ortman 6). The oldest of the Baby Boomers became a part of the over 65 segment in 2011, and will continue to age and add to the senior population over the next 20 years (Frey 28). This increase in senior population will significantly affect planning by…

the chart shown above, Canada has a low birth rate of 10 per 1000 people and a low death rate of 8 per 1000 people in the year of 2014. Even after 25 years, the countries population rates stay fairly low, which will maintain the stable population. A birth rate and death rate being low will automatically result in a stable population and natural increase just like Canada has.…

According to the 2010 Census, the Asian population grew faster than any other race group in the United States (US) between 2000 and 2010, with the largest proportion in the West (9). Among the different Asian groups with a population of 1 million or more, Japanese accounted for 71 percent and Filipinos accounted for 66 percent. Both had the largest proportions living in the West. Large proportions of Chinese (49 percent), Vietnamese (49 percent), and Koreans (44 percent) lived in the West as…

governments, corporations, and other non-government entities to learn more about a population 's characteristics and the trends within that population. Demographic population trends in the U.S. are changing for several reasons. As a whole, the population of the United States is increasing. This is a direct result of a history of increased births, decreased deaths and increased immigration. The age of the U.S. population is getting older because of a dip in fertility rates and a decrease in…

Canada 's population is aging, and the demographics of Canadian population are shifting so that senior citizens will form an increasingly larger percentage of the population. With this growing senior population comes an increase in health care costs, pension costs and social services provided for seniors. The thesis is that the rapid growing of the senior population will present a strain in our health care system. The intention of this paper is to explain how this ballooning population of the…

Epidemiology in the community of Hartford Connecticut I have chosen to focus my paper on the city of Hartford Connecticut. Identifying the right data source to obtain information is very important for managing and targeting the right population in the disease management process. Information can be found in many places, but finding credible sources is very important to assess the community and compare to the nationwide problems. Since the introduction of the Internet, we have been able to…