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Which row in the table shows the trend over the past 10 years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in relation to the identified health measures? | | Infant mortality rate | Life expectancy | Cardiovascular disease mortality rate | |--------------------|----------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------| | A - HSC - SSCE Personal Development and Physical Education - Question 15 - 2021 - Paper 1
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Which row in the table shows the trend over the past 10 years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in relation to the identified health measures? | ... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:Which row in the table shows the trend over the past 10 years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in relation to the identified health measures? | | Infant mortality rate | Life expectancy | Cardiovascular disease mortality rate | |--------------------|----------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------| | A - HSC - SSCE Personal Development and Physical Education - Question 15 - 2021 - Paper 1
Step 1
Identify the Trends in Each Category
Answer
To answer the question, we first look at the trends for each health measure:
- Infant mortality rate: It is known that this rate has been decreasing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples over the past decade.
- Life expectancy: This has been increasing, reflecting improvements in health and social conditions.
- Cardiovascular disease mortality rate: This measure has shown an increasing trend, indicating rising concerns regarding cardiovascular health.
Based on these trends, the correct row must reflect a decreasing trend in infant mortality and increasing trend in life expectancy, juxtaposed with the increasing trend in cardiovascular disease mortality.
Step 2
Evaluate Each Row Against the Trends
Answer
Next, we evaluate each row in the table:
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Row A: Infant mortality (Decreasing), Life expectancy (Decreasing), Cardiovascular (Increasing):
- Does not fit, as Life expectancy is not decreasing.
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Row B: Infant mortality (Decreasing), Life expectancy (Increasing), Cardiovascular (Decreasing):
- This matches our findings for Infant mortality and Life expectancy, but Cardiovascular is decreasing, which contradicts the observed trend of increasing.
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Row C: Infant mortality (Increasing), Life expectancy (Increasing), Cardiovascular (Increasing):
- Misses as infant mortality must be decreasing.
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Row D: Infant mortality (Increasing), Life expectancy (Decreasing), Cardiovascular (Decreasing):
- Misses on both accounts.
The only row that meets our requirements is Row B, which reflects the decreasing trend in infant mortality and increasing trend in life expectancy, although it fails on cardiovascular disease but is the closest match.