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Families and Households
Demography
Death rates and life expectancy
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Death
rate
Rate of
deaths
per
1,000
of the
population
Life expectancy
Average
length of
time
someone born in
that
year
is expected to
live
Reasons why people live longer
Advances in
medicine
= creation of
NHS
and
welfare
state
Changes in
lifestyle
=
healthier
diets due to
availability
of products and gym
Changes in
employment
= decline of
trad.
male
jobs
that aren't physically
damaging
Higher
standards
of living = better housing > not risking health, more leisure time
