The changing face of death - BBC News
There are few things guaranteed in life. Death - along with taxes, as the saying goes - is one of them. But what we die of has and is continuing to change.
A hundred years ago, infectious diseases were the scourge of the nation. As the 1800s drew to a close, more than a third of all deaths were caused by the likes of small pox, measles, cholera, tuberculosis and diphtheria.
Now, thanks to medical advances - and vaccines in particular - the burden of infectious illnesses has been reduced significantly. Smallpox has been eradicated.
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[TH="class: story-table__heading, bgcolor: #505050, colspan: 2"]Predicted leading causes of death in 2030 in high-income countries[/TH]
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[TH="class: story-table__heading__col, bgcolor: #78B200"]Cause (2000 ranking in brackets)[/TH]
[TH="class: story-table__heading__col, bgcolor: #78B200"]Predicted burden in terms of proportion of deaths[/TH]
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[TD]1 Heart disease (1)[/TD]
[TD]12.1%[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]2 Stroke (2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]7.6%[/TD]
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[TD]3 Dementia (8)[/TD]
[TD]6.4%[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]4 Lung and airway cancers (3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]5.5%[/TD]
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[TD]5 Lower respiratory infections (4)[/TD]
[TD]4.6%[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]6 Lung disease (5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]3.9%[/TD]
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[TD]7 Colon and rectum cancers (6)[/TD]
[TD]3.5%[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]8 Diabetes (7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]3.0%[/TD]
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[TD]9 High blood pressure (13)[/TD]
[TD]2.2%[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]10 Kidney disease (15)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]2.2%[/TD]
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Dementia patients 'face unfair care tax' - BBC News
Dementia patients 'face unfair care tax' - BBC News
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[TH="class: story-table__heading, bgcolor: #505050, colspan: 3"]Dementia care[/TH]
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[TH="class: story-table__heading__col, bgcolor: #78B200"]Source of care[/TH]
[TH="class: story-table__heading__col, bgcolor: #78B200"]Annual cost to the UK[/TH]
[TH="class: story-table__heading__col, bgcolor: #78B200"]Annual cost per patient[/TH]
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[TD]NHS[/TD]
[TD]£4.3bn[/TD]
[TD]£5,285[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]Care paid for by councils[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]£4.5bn[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]£5,499[/TD]
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[TD]Care paid for by individual[/TD]
[TD]£5.8bn[/TD]
[TD]£7,085[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: story-table__row__even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]Unpaid care contribution[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]£11.6bn[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]£14,237[/TD]
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[TD]Other[/TD]
[TD]£111m[/TD]
[TD]£136[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]TOTAL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]£26.3bn[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]£32,242[/TD]
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[TD]'DEMENTIA TAX'[/TD]
[TD]£17.4bn[/TD]
[TD]£21,322[/TD]
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There are few things guaranteed in life. Death - along with taxes, as the saying goes - is one of them. But what we die of has and is continuing to change.
A hundred years ago, infectious diseases were the scourge of the nation. As the 1800s drew to a close, more than a third of all deaths were caused by the likes of small pox, measles, cholera, tuberculosis and diphtheria.
Now, thanks to medical advances - and vaccines in particular - the burden of infectious illnesses has been reduced significantly. Smallpox has been eradicated.
[TABLE="class: story-table, width: 591"]
[TR]
[TH="class: story-table__heading, bgcolor: #505050, colspan: 2"]Predicted leading causes of death in 2030 in high-income countries[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: story-table__heading__col, bgcolor: #78B200"]Cause (2000 ranking in brackets)[/TH]
[TH="class: story-table__heading__col, bgcolor: #78B200"]Predicted burden in terms of proportion of deaths[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1 Heart disease (1)[/TD]
[TD]12.1%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: story-table__row__even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]2 Stroke (2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]7.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3 Dementia (8)[/TD]
[TD]6.4%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: story-table__row__even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]4 Lung and airway cancers (3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]5.5%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5 Lower respiratory infections (4)[/TD]
[TD]4.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: story-table__row__even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]6 Lung disease (5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]3.9%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7 Colon and rectum cancers (6)[/TD]
[TD]3.5%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: story-table__row__even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]8 Diabetes (7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]3.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9 High blood pressure (13)[/TD]
[TD]2.2%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: story-table__row__even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]10 Kidney disease (15)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]2.2%[/TD]
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Dementia patients 'face unfair care tax' - BBC News
Dementia patients 'face unfair care tax' - BBC News
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[TH="class: story-table__heading, bgcolor: #505050, colspan: 3"]Dementia care[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: story-table__heading__col, bgcolor: #78B200"]Source of care[/TH]
[TH="class: story-table__heading__col, bgcolor: #78B200"]Annual cost to the UK[/TH]
[TH="class: story-table__heading__col, bgcolor: #78B200"]Annual cost per patient[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]NHS[/TD]
[TD]£4.3bn[/TD]
[TD]£5,285[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: story-table__row__even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]Care paid for by councils[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]£4.5bn[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]£5,499[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Care paid for by individual[/TD]
[TD]£5.8bn[/TD]
[TD]£7,085[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: story-table__row__even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]Unpaid care contribution[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]£11.6bn[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]£14,237[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Other[/TD]
[TD]£111m[/TD]
[TD]£136[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: story-table__row__even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]TOTAL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]£26.3bn[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EDEDED"]£32,242[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]'DEMENTIA TAX'[/TD]
[TD]£17.4bn[/TD]
[TD]£21,322[/TD]
[/TR]
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