“You are required to choose a Specific named developed country
and identify the risk factors of non-Communicable disease and
critically analyse the relationship.
This essay should demonstrate the ability to comprehend and
understand epidemiology terms and to analyse the contributing
economic, political, environmental, and social causal factors to
the disease
.” Basic calculations guide • Crude death rate Total # of deaths
per calendar year/ Estimated mid-year population that year x 1000
or 10000
• Cause specific death rate Total # of deaths from a cause in an
age range per year/ Estimated mid-year population in age range that
year x 1000 or 10000
• Age specific death rate Total # of deaths per year/Estimated
mid-year population that year x 1000 or 10000
• Infant mortality rate Total # deaths <1 in a time
period/total number of live births in same time period x 1000
• Standard mortality rate Total # of deaths (age group) /
expected deaths that year (age group) x 100
• Death to case fatality Total # deaths of a specific cause in a
time period/# of new cases of same disease in the same time period
x 100
• Case fatality # died / # cases x 100
• Primary attack rate #died/# at risk x 1000
• Secondary attack rate #cases in contact with primary
cases/total number of contacts x 100 or 1000
“You are required to choose a Specific named developed country and identify the risk factors of non-Communicable disease
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