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Country Demographic Profile
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• Population Description
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Total population
Median age
Population under age 15
Population over age 60
Other interesting information
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Reference (Author, year)
United States
• Population Description
– Total population (thousands):
322,180 (WHO, n.d.)
– Median age: 37 years (WHO, 2020)
– Population < 15: 20% (WHO, 2015)
– Population >60: 20% (WHO, 2015)
– Other (will vary based on
findings from country of
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Comparison of Demographic Profile
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Life Expectancy
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United States
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• Life expectancy at birth:
Life expectancy at birth
Males: & Females:
Life expectancy at age 60:
Healthy life expectancy
Comparison with other
countries in the region and
countries in the same World
Bank income group.
– 76 Males / 80 Females (WHO, n.d.)
– Overall: 78.7 (Xu et al., 2020)
• Life expectancy at 60: 23
• Healthy life expectancy at
birth: 70
• These findings are above the
average for other countries in
the same region, but the same
as other countries in the same
World Bank income group.
– (WHO, 2015)
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Probability of Dying
Country:
United States
• Before age 5:
• Between age 15 age 60 (per 1000
population):
• Before age 5: 6/1000 live births
(WHO, 2020)
• Between age 15 and age 60 (per
1000 population)
Males: 142; Females: 86 (WHO, 2020)
• Before age 70, all causes (WHO, 2015) :
– Males: 38% Females: 27%
• Between age 15 and 49, from
maternal causes:
– Female: 1% (WHO, 2015)
• Between ages 30 and 70, from 4
major NCDs:
– Both sexes: 14% (WHO, 2015)
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Comparison of Life Expectancy Data
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selected country and the United States.
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region.
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Mortality
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United States
Live births / year
Number of deaths /year
Under-five mortality rate
Infant mortality rate
Maternal mortality rate
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Live births (thousands): 4229.9 (WHO, 2015)
Number of deaths: 2,854,838 (CDC, n.d.)
Under-five mortality rate: 7 (WHO, 2015)
Infant Morality Rate: 5.66 (deaths per
1000 live births in 2018) (Xu et al., 2020)
• Maternal mortality ratio (per
100,000): 20.1 [2019] and 17.4 in
2018 (CDC, 2021)
• Under-5 mortality rate is lower than
other countries in the same region
and appears to have leveled.
• Maternal mortality rate is lower than
other countries in the same region
but has increased.
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Comparison of Mortality Data
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region.
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findings and include a reference.
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Major Causes of Infant Mortality
Country
United States
• List and give possible rationale
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• Deaths per 100,000 live births in
2018
• Congenital anomalies: (118)
• Low birth weight (97)
• Maternal complications (35.8)
• Sudden infant death syndrome (35.2)
• Unintentional injuries (30.8)
• Cord & placental complications (19.1)
• Bacterial sepsis of newborn (15.3)
• Circulatory system diseases (11.3)
• Respiratory distress of newborn
(10.3)
• Neonatal hemorrhage (9.9)
– (Xu et al., 2020)
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Major Causes of Mortality in
Children < 5 years
Country
United States (% of total)
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Prematurity (28%)
Congenital anomalies (25%)
Other causes (23%)
Injuries (12%)
Birth asphyxia (5%)
Acute respiratory infections (3%)
Neonatal sepsis (2%)
Diarrhea (2%)
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