Talk:Death rates in the 20th century

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Leading Causes

The 20th century saw a transition from infectious diseases to degenerative diseases such as cancer or diabetes as the leading cause of death in the developed world.^[1] In 1900, the leading cause of death in the United States was Influenza with 202.2 deaths per 100,000 people followed by tuberculosis with 194.4, which is an easily curable illness today. In the middle of 20th century America, the leading cause of death was heart disease with an impressive 355.5 deaths per 100,000 followed by Cancer at 139.8 deaths per 100,000. Although death rates dropped significantly in the latter part of the 20th century, the leading killers are still constant. The United States saw 129.9 people per 100,000 die from heart disease in 2010 followed by cancer with 185.9 people per 100,000. ^[2]--Pepephend (talk) 22:40, 23 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Mortality and Morbidity: Mortality in the 20th century". Australian Social Trends. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
^ Toro, Ross. "Leading Causes of Death in the US: 1900 - Present (Infographic) by Ross Toro, LiveScience contributor". Livescience. Retrieved October 18 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Peer Review Notes

The section ranking the crude death rates globally does not provide information as to which year or span of years the data presents. Is it for the average of the 20th century? Might be better to briefly expand on what is being shown there.

Also, the end of the last paragraph is a bit unclear. Are those death rates in childbirth describing the global trend or just the US? because citing the health care system in the US as a cause seems to imply it is an American phenomenon.

Otherwise great article! Very informative and neutral! Rllegge (talk) 00:31, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't really see anything wrong with your article other article other than what Rllegge has said. In some places your article seems to go between mentioning population of the USA (or North America) and the world population, when world population should be the overall focus (improvements in public health and the area where you guys discuss the baby boom). I don't think it is too big of a deal though. You may want to mention how many people died during the other major wars which took place during the 20th century. I also made a couple spelling changes. Good job guys! Srorourke (talk) 00:35, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Really enjoyed reading this article. The different categories are very well put together and the chart and photo add in a positive way to the page. In my opinion the page is very well referenced. With the previous comments on what to work on I feel like the article is near perfect. Great job! Eemackinnon (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:14, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Other Reviewer Notes

I'd recommend moving the Death Rates of the 20th century section to the lead section. In the causes section, Influenza is linked twice and capitalization of disease names changes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.73.27.170 (talk) 16:10, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Doesn't make sense?

I can't make sense of the third sentence in the very first paragraph of the article. Could someone else look at it. kritikos99 (talk) 12:11, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Mortality and Morbidity: Mortality in the 20th century". Australian Social Trends. Retrieved 12 October 2012.

[2] Toro, Ross. "Leading Causes of Death in the US: 1900 - Present (Infographic) by Ross Toro, LiveScience contributor". Livescience. Retrieved October 18 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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