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B1 What is the Leading Cause of Death in Wealthy Countries?

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B1 What is the Leading Cause of Death in Wealthy Countries?

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What has caused cancer to become the leading cause of death in wealthy countries?

Better treatment and medicines for heart disease (correct)

Lower rates of cardiovascular disease in high income countries

An increase in smoking rates

An increase in obesity rates

What is the trend likely to be in the future?

Cancer becoming the leading cause of death worldwide (correct)

Heart disease becoming the leading cause of death worldwide

Cancer rates decreasing

Cardiovascular disease rates increasing

What has caused the shift in disease trends?

Better treatment and medicines for heart disease

Lower rates of cardiovascular disease in high income countries

An increase in smoking rates

A transition in lifestyle (correct)

What is the primary factor contributing to the decrease in deaths from cardiovascular disease?

An increase in obesity rates Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor contributing to the increase in cancer rates?

An increase in smoking rates Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor contributing to the shift in disease trends?

A transition in lifestyle Signup and view all the answers

What is the likely outcome of this shift in disease trends?

Cancer becoming the leading cause of death worldwide Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT a factor contributing to the shift in disease trends?

Decrease in obesity rates Signup and view all the answers

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Cancer is now the leading cause of death in wealthy countries, surpassing heart disease.
This change is likely the result of better treatment and medicines for heart disease and lower rates of cardiovascular disease in high income countries.
The trend may continue, with cancer becoming the leading cause of death worldwide later in this century.
However, this is not because cancer rates are increasing, but that deaths from cardiovascular disease are decreasing.
This shift in disease trends is a result of a transition in lifestyle, including a decrease in smoking rates and an increase in obesity rates.

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This quiz is about the disease trends in wealthy countries. Cancer is the leading cause of death in wealthy countries, surpassing heart disease. However, this change is likely the result of better treatment and medicines for heart disease and lower rates of cardiovascular disease in high income countries. The trend may continue, with cancer becoming the leading cause of death worldwide later in this century. However, this is not because cancer rates are increasing, but that deaths from cardiovascular disease are decreasing. This shift in disease trends is a result of a transition in lifestyle, including a decrease in smoking rates and an increase in obesity