Population Health Quiz!

In 2015, the U.S. Was ranked ____ in life expectancy in the world.

Explanation: Despite having one of the largest GDPs per capita, the U.S. Falls behind in health status. Ranked in the top 5 in the 1950s, the U.S. Has slowly fallen behind and continues to have a deteriorating health status compared to other wealthy countries. Source: http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Publications/Files/WPP2015_Volume-I_Comprehensive-Tables.pdf

All of the following countries have increasing maternal mortality since the 1990s, except:

Explanation: The U.S. Is the only developing nation to see increasing maternal mortality in recent decades. The usual causes, like miscarriage, hemorrhage, and sepsis, have decreased slightly, but deaths from pre-existing conditions, embolism, heart failure, anesthesia, and obstructed labor have been increasing. Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/19/us-maternal-mortality-rate_n_5340648.html

Life expectancy within King County can differ by up to ___ years depending on where you live.

Explanation: The largest life expectancy difference is between South Auburn and West Bellevue. Source: http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices /health/data/~/media /health/publichealth/documents/indicators/ LifeExpectancy/LifeExpectancy.ashx

Which country has the world’s highest incarceration rate?

Explanation: The U.S. Incarceration rate is 550 per 100,000 people. That is over 150 higher than the 2nd leading country, Grenada. The incarceration rate in countries like the UK, China, and Australia is around 115. Source: https://data.unodc.org/#state:1

Which of these factors contributes the most to poorer health in the United States?

To learn more about how socioeconomic status effects health click the following link: http://inequality.org/inequality-limit-life-span/

Which of these statements is true?

Explanation: While the U.S. Does not have the highest life expectancy, our country does spend more money on healthcare than any other developed nation. Overall health in the U.S. Has actually decreased within the last decade.

In the United States, the top 1% owns more money than:

To learn more about how countries' inequality measures up, check out this chart: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2172rank.html

How many days of paid leave does the U.S. Legally require companies to give their employees?

Explanation: Unlike most other countries, the U.S. Government does not legally require companies to give their employees even one day of paid leave. This affects our health as a country immensely because people often show up to work sick, worsening their health and spreading their illness. This also adds a great amount of stress on those who cannot afford to take a day off without being paid. Source: http://cepr.net/documents/publications/2007-05-no-vacation-nation.pdf

How do the life expectancies of black and white populations in the US compare?

White populations in the US have significantly higher life expectancies. White females have the longest life expectancy at 81.3 years, black females at 78 years, white males at 76.5 years and black males have the shortest at 71.8 years. Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db125.pdf