Death Rates

• What is the death rate a measure of?

  Mortality among certain populations
• How does the death rate fluctuate?

  It corresponds with economic, social, and political conditions
• What is another term for the death rate?

  Mortality rate
• What does the crude death rate measure?

  All deaths within a certain time frame
• How is the death rate calculated?

  Number of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year
• What are the three popular methods to measure death rate?

  • Crude death rate
  • Death rate per 1,000 individuals
  • Infant mortality rate
• Why do death rates vary by country?

  Due to differences in living standards and economic conditions
• What were some leading causes of death from 1990 to 2019?

  Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer
• How do developed countries compare in health to less developed countries?

  They have advanced medical and healthcare systems
• What country has the highest death rate according to the World Population Review?

  Bulgaria
• What is the death rate in Bulgaria?

  15.4
• What is the death rate in Qatar?

  1.2
• What country has the lowest death rate?

  Qatar
• What social conditions can impact death rates?

  Social class, ethnicity, and gender
• Why is it challenging to investigate changes in death rates over time?

  Definitions of disease and causes of death change
• How many deaths were recorded in the UK in 1901?

  Just under 656,000
• How many deaths were recorded in the UK in 2020?

  Around 689,000
• What was the UK's death rate in 1901?

  18.4
• What was the UK's death rate in 2020?

  9.4
• What was the infant mortality rate in the UK in 1901?

  142
• What was the infant mortality rate in the UK in 2020?

  3.8
• Why might the death rate decline despite steady death numbers?

  Birth rate declines slower than death rate
• What are the sociological explanations for declining death rates?

  • Improved social and welfare policies
  • Better living standards
  • Increased access to education
• What social and welfare policies reduced death rates?

  • Sewage disposal and water purification
  • Free school meals for adequate nutrition
  • National Health Service established in 1948
• How did improved living standards contribute to declining death rates?

  • Better quality housing
  • Higher general incomes
  • Increased investment in welfare policies
• How does education impact death rates?

  • Informs healthy habits
  • Reduces manual labor jobs
  • Decreases workplace injuries and illnesses
• What is the dependency ratio?

  • Relationship between workers and dependents
  • Higher dependency ratio with declining death rates
  • Influenced by life expectancy increases
• What family structure changes result from declining death rates?

  • Beanpole family structure
  • Increased involvement of grandparents
  • Rise of the sandwich generation
• What is the beanpole family structure?

  Long and thin family structure
• What characterizes the sandwich generation?

  Financial responsibilities for parents and children
• What are the key takeaways about death rates?

  • Death rate measures mortality in a population
  • UK death rate has declined since 1900s
  • Decline attributed to social policies and education