The second epidemiological transition, as first described by Omran (1971), has meant that death as a relatively acute event due to infectious disease has to a great extent been transformed into a death typified by protracted ailments (Illich, 1975), for instance as a result of cancer, cardiovascular disease, or in people living to a very old age by multiorgan failure toward the end of life. From: International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Second Edition), 2017
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1990-1994 | 53,008 | 1.16 | 45.7 (45.3 to 46.1) | 36,533 | 0.59 | 61.0 (61.2 to 62.5) | 16,475 | 0.57 | 28.9 (28.5 to 29.4) |
1995-1999 | 96,266 | 2.06 | 46.7 (46.4 to 47.0) | 65,649 | 1.04 | 62.9 (62.4 to 63.4) | 30,617 | 1.02 | 30.1 (29.8 to 30.4) |
2000-2004 | 195,829 | 4.03 | 48.5 (48.3 to 48.8) | 130,126 | 2.03 | 64.0 (63.7 to 64.4) | 65,703 | 2.00 | 32.8 (32.6 to 33.1) |
2005-2009 | 235,745 | 4.77 | 49.4 (49.2 to 49.6) | 152,266 | 2.40 | 63.5 (63.2 to 63.8) | 83.479 | 2.37 | 35.2 (35.0 to 35.4) |
2010-2014 | 226,479 | 4.45 | 50.9 (50.7 to 51.1) | 141,359 | 2.24 | 63.0 (62.7 to 63.3) | 85,119 | 2.20 | 38.6 (38.4 to 38.9) |
- Figures are means of annual mid-year counts for each period, except where indicated
- CI, confidence interval; CPRD, Clinical Practice Research Datalink