Transcript The germ theory of disease

The germ theory of disease
• How long do most people live in Britain today?
• What are the main causes of death?
• How does this compare with 150 years ago?
• Why have things changed?
Causes of death in England & Wales
•Describe the main trends and suggest reasons
UK in 1850 and 2000
Life
expectancy/
years
Causes of death as
percentage of all deaths
year
UK / 1850
Infectious
disease
Cancer
Circulatory
disease
42
50
2
15
77
1
27
37
estimates
UK / 2000
•We are living longer. What reasons do the data suggest to
explain this?
Death rate from Tuberculosis
•Describe the trend
•Discuss reasons
Country/ year
Life
Cause of death as a percentage of all
expectancy deaths
/ years
Infectious
disease
Cancer
Circulatory
disease
UK/ 1850
42
50
2
15
UK/2000
77
1
27
37
Kenya / 2002
50
65
3
8
• Is Kenya today more similar to the UK in 1850 or today?
• Suggest two differences, despite similar statistics