89 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Causes of Death | Our World in Data, published by ourworldindata.org. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. 66 of the 89 pairs (74.2%) are explanatory questions and 23 restate a figure. 97.75% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 89 rows
| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What is the most common way to track and understand causes of death? | to rely on data from death certificates | The most common way to track and understand causes of death is to rely on data from death certificates – where doctors describe the chain of events that led to each person’s death and the disease or injury that caused it. These are registered in Vital Registration systems and shared with the World Health Organization annually. in many countries, this data is lacking. You can see this in the chart. This is because of several factors – a lack of doctors, nurses, medical records, and hospitals, and a poorly functioning Vital Registration system. Instead, our understanding of causes of death in poor countries often comes from other studies, such as ‘verbal autopsies’, which are not conducted regularly. | 63 | definition | 1.000 | The most common way to track and understand causes of death is to rely on data from death certificates – where doctors describe the chain of events that led to each person’s death and the disease or injury that caused it. | p[37] | 0.700 | valid | |
| What does age-standardization help to analyze in the data? | how causes of death vary between countries, among people of the same age | Second, deaths from infectious diseases were much more common in wealthier countries in the past. As these causes of death are reduced or eliminated, people tend to live longer and die from other causes instead. the data needs to be ‘age-standardized’ to see how causes of death vary between countries, among people of the same age. In the chart, you can see an age-standardized comparison of these causes of death. As you can see, countries with higher death rates from communicable diseasesalsotend to have higher death rates from non-communicable diseases. This results from poorer healthcare, income, and living standards, which affect the chances of surviving many kinds of diseases. You can also move the slider to see how they haveshifted over time. Annual death rates have been reduced over time for both categories – but they have dropped faster for communicable diseases. | 259 | definition | 1.000 | the data needs to be ‘age-standardized’ to see how causes of death vary between countries, among people of the same age. | p[37] | 0.700 | valid | |
| What do doctors describe on death certificates? | the chain of events that led to each person’s death and the disease or injury that caused it | The most common way to track and understand causes of death is to rely on data from death certificates – where doctors describe the chain of events that led to each person’s death and the disease or injury that caused it. These are registered in Vital Registration systems and shared with the World Health Organization annually. in many countries, this data is lacking. You can see this in the chart. This is because of several factors – a lack of doctors, nurses, medical records, and hospitals, and a poorly functioning Vital Registration system. Instead, our understanding of causes of death in poor countries often comes from other studies, such as ‘verbal autopsies’, which are not conducted regularly. | 128 | definition | 0.980 | The most common way to track and understand causes of death is to rely on data from death certificates – where doctors describe the chain of events that led to each person’s death and the disease or injury that caused it. | p[37] | 0.700 | valid | |
| What developments have led to a reduction in death rates from infectious and respiratory diseases since the mid-20th century? | the rise of antibiotics, vaccines, and public healthcare | They led to large surges in death rates from external causes and infectious diseases. Another example is that death rates from infectious diseases and respiratory diseases have declined over time – especially from the mid-20th century onwards, with the rise of antibiotics, vaccines, and public healthcare. Some causes of death are far more common in some parts of the world than others. In poorer countries in Africa and Asia – whereclean water,sanitation, and access to healthcare are lacking – people are much more likely to die from infectious diseases, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes. in wealthier countries, people are much more likely to die from 'non-communicable diseases' instead, which include heart diseases and cancers. This is because of two related points. First, infectious diseases are much more common in poorer countries, and treatment is often lacking. | 249 | relationship | 0.970 | Another example is that death rates from infectious diseases and respiratory diseases have declined over time – especially from the mid-20th century onwards, with the rise of antibiotics, vaccines, and public healthcare. | ||||
| What tends to happen to the causes of death when infectious diseases are no longer a major factor in wealthier countries? | people tend to live longer and die from other causes instead | Second, deaths from infectious diseases were much more common in wealthier countries in the past. As these causes of death are reduced or eliminated, people tend to live longer and die from other causes instead. the data needs to be ‘age-standardized’ to see how causes of death vary between countries, among people of the same age. In the chart, you can see an age-standardized comparison of these causes of death. As you can see, countries with higher death rates from communicable diseasesalsotend to have higher death rates from non-communicable diseases. This results from poorer healthcare, income, and living standards, which affect the chances of surviving many kinds of diseases. You can also move the slider to see how they haveshifted over time. Annual death rates have been reduced over time for both categories – but they have dropped faster for communicable diseases. | 150 | relationship | 0.970 | As these causes of death are reduced or eliminated, people tend to live longer and die from other causes instead. | p[37] | 0.700 | ||
| Why do countries with higher death rates from communicable diseases also tend to have higher death rates from non-communicable diseases? | poorer healthcare, income, and living standards | Second, deaths from infectious diseases were much more common in wealthier countries in the past. As these causes of death are reduced or eliminated, people tend to live longer and die from other causes instead. the data needs to be ‘age-standardized’ to see how causes of death vary between countries, among people of the same age. In the chart, you can see an age-standardized comparison of these causes of death. As you can see, countries with higher death rates from communicable diseasesalsotend to have higher death rates from non-communicable diseases. This results from poorer healthcare, income, and living standards, which affect the chances of surviving many kinds of diseases. You can also move the slider to see how they haveshifted over time. Annual death rates have been reduced over time for both categories – but they have dropped faster for communicable diseases. | 578 | relationship | 0.970 | This results from poorer healthcare, income, and living standards, which affect the chances of surviving many kinds of diseases. | p[37] | |||
| Why is data on causes of death lacking in many countries? | a lack of doctors, nurses, medical records, and hospitals, and a poorly functioning Vital Registration system | The most common way to track and understand causes of death is to rely on data from death certificates – where doctors describe the chain of events that led to each person’s death and the disease or injury that caused it. These are registered in Vital Registration systems and shared with the World Health Organization annually. in many countries, this data is lacking. You can see this in the chart. This is because of several factors – a lack of doctors, nurses, medical records, and hospitals, and a poorly functioning Vital Registration system. Instead, our understanding of causes of death in poor countries often comes from other studies, such as ‘verbal autopsies’, which are not conducted regularly. | 438 | relationship | 0.970 | This is because of several factors – a lack of doctors, nurses, medical records, and hospitals, and a poorly functioning Vital Registration system. | p[37] | 0.700 | valid | |
| What has led to a decline in death rates from various causes over time? | A better understanding of the causes of death has led to the development of technologies, preventative measures, and better healthcare | What are people dying from? This question is essential to guide decisions in public health, and find ways to save lives. Many leading causes of death receive little mainstream attention. If news reports reflected what children died from, they would say that around 1,400 young children die from diarrheal diseases, 1,000 die from malaria, and 1,900 from respiratory infections –every day. This can change. Over time, death rates from these causes have declined across the world. A better understanding of the causes of death has led to the development of technologies, preventative measures, and better healthcare, reducing the chances of dying from a wide range of different causes, across all age groups. On this page, you will find global data and research on leading causes of death and how they can be prevented. | 479 | relationship | 0.970 | Over time, death rates from these causes have declined across the world. A better understanding of the causes of death has led to the development of technologies, preventative measures, and better healthcare, reducing the chances of dying from a wide range of different causes, across all age groups. | ||||
| What factors contributed to the decline in death rates from infectious and respiratory diseases after the mid-20th century? | the rise of antibiotics, vaccines, and public healthcare | They led to large surges in death rates from external causes and infectious diseases. Another example is that death rates from infectious diseases and respiratory diseases have declined over time – especially from the mid-20th century onwards, with the rise of antibiotics, vaccines, and public healthcare. Some causes of death are far more common in some parts of the world than others. In poorer countries in Africa and Asia – whereclean water,sanitation, and access to healthcare are lacking – people are much more likely to die from infectious diseases, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes. in wealthier countries, people are much more likely to die from 'non-communicable diseases' instead, which include heart diseases and cancers. This is because of two related points. First, infectious diseases are much more common in poorer countries, and treatment is often lacking. | 249 | relationship | 0.970 | Another example is that death rates from infectious diseases and respiratory diseases have declined over time – especially from the mid-20th century onwards, with the rise of antibiotics, vaccines, and public healthcare. | ||||
| What has contributed to the decline in death rates from leading causes over time? | the development of technologies, preventative measures, and better healthcare | What are people dying from? This question is essential to guide decisions in public health, and find ways to save lives. Many leading causes of death receive little mainstream attention. If news reports reflected what children died from, they would say that around 1,400 young children die from diarrheal diseases, 1,000 die from malaria, and 1,900 from respiratory infections –every day. This can change. Over time, death rates from these causes have declined across the world. A better understanding of the causes of death has led to the development of technologies, preventative measures, and better healthcare, reducing the chances of dying from a wide range of different causes, across all age groups. On this page, you will find global data and research on leading causes of death and how they can be prevented. | 536 | relationship | 0.970 | A better understanding of the causes of death has led to the development of technologies, preventative measures, and better healthcare, reducing the chances of dying from a wide range of different causes, across all age groups. | p[0] |
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