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Epidemiological transitionAn epidemiological transition or health transition is the period of mortality decline that accompanies the demographic transition. It is characterised by improved health, nutrition and organisation of [..]
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Epidemiological transitionis the transition from high mortality rates, usually caused by infectious diseases, to lower mortality rates mainly caused by chronic diseases in a country or region. It is usually accompanied by a transition from high to low fertility rates. The theory of demographic transition evolved to explain the rapid changes in population structure as observ [..]
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