Overview

This lecture explores the essential aspects of health-related demographics, encompassing vital statistics, natality measures, mortality measures, morbidity measures, and the use of tables and figures in epidemiology. Students learn how demographic data play a pivotal role in public health research and decision-making, providing insights into population health trends and disparities.

Lecturer

Abanoub Riad, PhD, DDS, FRSPH
Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Health LF MU

Presentation

Please find the PowerPoint presentation of the lecture below:

Resources

• Required Resources (compulsory)

1. Public Health Textbook.Use of routine vital and health statistics to describe the distribution of disease in time and place and by person
2. Israel RA. Vital Statistics, Overview. Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online. Published online September 29, 2014. doi:10.1002/9781118445112.stat06120 ‌(If you have any technical issues with accessing this article, you can directly download it from here)
3. Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice : Lesson 3 - Section 2
4. Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice : Lesson 3 - Section 3
5. Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice : Lesson 3 - Section 4
6. Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice : Lesson 4 - Section 2
   
7. Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice : Lesson 4 - Section 3
8. Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice : Lesson 4 - Section 4

• Recommended Resources (optional)

1. Wunsch G, Gourbin C. Mortality, morbidity and health in developed societies: a review of data sources. Genus. 2018;74(1). doi:10.1186/s41118-018-0027-9  ‌(If you have any technical issues with accessing this article, you can directly download it from here)
   
2. Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies: The DALY Show, Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY)

Assignment