The long term shift a population undergoes as its leading causes of death move from infectious disease and malnutrition toward chronic and degenerative disease, typically accompanying industrialization, rising living standards and improved sanitation. First formalized as a model by demographer Abdel Omran in 1971.
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First Described Year First Described EraSourced to the subject's own account1970s; the theory was originally posited by Abdel Omran in 1971. 2 Concept ClassEpidemiology, population health history 1 Connections
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Omran's transition framework and McKeown's thesis both address the causes of the historical mortality decline; the weight each gives to public health versus rising living standards is genuinely disputed (see the open question on the McKeown milestone).
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
2. Wikipedia: Epidemiological Transition
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This theory was originally posited by Abdel Omran in 1971.
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