The number of births in the UK exceeds the number of deaths.
Has the death rate in the last 60 years...
Declined
Increased
in 1851 the life expectancy in England and Wales was...
40 for males and 44 for females.
50 for males and 52 for females.
were there more women aged 90 and over than men?
How long will children born in 2013, on average, live for?
Females: 82.6 and males: 78.7
Females: 90.3 and males: 87.6
who came up with the six factors to explain the fall in the death rate?
McKeown (1976)
Hakim (2010)
Gillespie (2003)
the introduction of the maternity care services played a part in the fall of the death rate.
when was the National Health Service (NHS) introduced?
In 1987.
In 1948.
In 1960.
is the ageing population growing?
Yes
No
the elderly are often interpreted as an economic liability to both family members and the state.
what are the three major reasons why Britain is experiencing an ageing population?
The rise in life expectancy, the decline in the death rate, the decline in the fertility rate.
The introduction of the NHS, the decline in the death rate, more economic stability.
