Health transition: health transition in south asia with mortality transition and epidemiological transition

1. Course Faculty:
Mohammad Bellal Hossain
Associate Professor and Chairman
Presented By: Group 1
Group 1 Members:
1.WasekSazzad , ZH002
2.Shafayat Sultan , KJ010
3.TasmiahNuzhath, KM012
4.ZakiulAlam ,ZH013
5.TahminaAkter Happy, SM 017
6.SawkiaAfroz,KM019
Date: 18.01.2014

2.  To find out the definition of health
transition
 To find out the trend of
epidemiological(the shift from
communicable or infectious diseases
towards chronic diseases) and
demographic transition(e0 increase)
 and the role of determinants
› Economic determinants
› Socio-cultural and political determinants
› Medical advancement and rise of public
health

3.  The health transition relates to the role that the
cultural, social and behavioral determinants of health
play in rising life expectancy at birth (the mortality
transition) and the decreasing proportion of all
deaths caused by infectious diseases (the
epidemiological transition).
Historical overview,
 The current factors that are relevant to the new
public health in infectious diseases have to be
considered within a historical context which has
taken place into different stages.
› 1. The age of Pestilence and Famine
› 2. The age of receding Pandemics
› 3. The age of degenerative and man-made diseases

4. 42.20%
60.50%56.60%56.40%60.10%
37%
67.50%64.80%
21.90%
44.50%
33.40%32.20%
19.60%
48% 50.90%
12.90%
140.00%
120.00%
100.00%
80.00%
60.00%
40.00%
20.00%
0.00%
2010
1990

5. 39.50%43.40%43.60%39.90%
63%
32.50%35.20%
78.10%
55.50%
66.60%67.80%
57.80%
80.20%
52% 49.10%
87.10%
180.00%
160.00%
140.00%
120.00%
100.00%
80.00%
60.00%
40.00%
20.00%
0.00%
2010
1990

6. 44.5
46.92
49.55
52.84
Life Expectancy
55.52 58.26
60.89
63.27
66.28
77.97
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Life Expectancy

7. The determinants of Health Transition can
be divided under three broad
categories:
1.Economic & Nutritional Determinants
2.Socio-Cultural & Political Determinants
3.Medical Advancement & Raise of
Public Health.

8. Economic & Nutritional Determinants
encompasses with the following factors:
1.Industrialization & Urbanization
2.Increase of per capita income/GDP
3.Level of RF(Rapid Fitness): Fat, calories,
tobacco, sedentary habits.
4.Nutrition Technology for Health Care
5. Increase of Standard of Living
6. Personal hygiene
7. Change in food intake pattern

9. Socio-Cultural & Political Determinants
comprises with:
1. Improvement of education
2. Behavior Change
3. Cultural Influence
4. Rise of Social Awareness
5. Rise of Community Support

10. There lies several factors under Medical
Advancement & Raise of Public Health,
these are:
1.Improvement of Medical Technology
2.Improvement of Health care facilities
3.Rise of Public Health
I. Purification of water
II. Improvement of Sanitation facilities