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#. Life expectancy :-
An indication of how long a person can expect to live. It is the number of years of a life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change.
#. Different factors that contribute to life expectancy are :-
- Improved control of communicable diseases
- more attention to sanitation measures
- Improved Treatment for cardiovascular diseases
- Improved treatment for diabetes
(NOT just improvement, DISCOVERY of treatment)
- Previous treatment was STARVATION
- Reduction in the unintentional injury rate (industrial revolution --> less farm accidents)
- Improved QUALITY of and ACCESS to medical care
- medications
- medical care technology
- Improved levels of education among the general population
- Increased personal and family income
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