Describe the Differences Between the Major Health Problems and the Leading

question 22

Essay

Describe the differences between the major health problems and the leading causes of death in 1850 and in 2015. List two public health developments that contributed to the shift in the leading causes of death during the twentieth century.

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Definitions:

Frequency Distribution

A representation, often in the form of a table or graph, of how the values in a data set are distributed across categories or intervals.

Infinite Number

A quantity that has no end or limit, often used in mathematics to describe a value that grows without bounds.

Positively Skewed

Describes a distribution of data where the tail extends more towards the higher value side, indicating that the mean and median are greater than the mode.

Negative Scores

Values that fall below the designated origin or point of reference, often indicating less than average results or deficits.