"We should applaud the Australian health system for being increasingly successful at postponing mortality to higher and higher ages," he said.
Epidemiologic transition is characterized by a shift in the population burden of disease from high incidence of early mortality due to acute communicable disease to postponed mortality (increased life expectancy) and extended morbidity due to noncommunicable diseases.
Therefore, we provide a more realistic target for the estimate of postponed mortality than if we, for instance, assumed that the survival for men was to match that of women.
Centenarians retain independence and capability as well as cognition at higher levels for longer than the general population, together with postponed mortality (Andersen et al., 2012, Arai et al., 2014, Pavlidis et al., 2012).
11 Therefore, adopting a healthy lifestyle, including a diet that adheres to healthy eating guidelines, can postpone morbidity and mortality from CVD, encourage healthy aging and regulate the disproportionate amount of health care resources this sector of the population requires.
Today, HAIs are considered to be important adverse outcomes in terms of increased morbidity and mortality, postponed chemotherapy treatment cycles, as well as prolonged duration of hospital stay and additional costs from the perspective of the caregiver.
Eliminate all suffering, postpone or weaken a sense of mortality, ease all trauma, and what is left may be something less than human.
Any longevity mechanisms preventing such a degenerative process would specifically slow mortality rates during the period of young adulthood, effectively prolonging its duration to postpone the onset of major age-associated mortality around midlife (Bartke, 2015).
Patients often postpone such discussions because they're afraid to face their own mortality.
This oversight may postpone the treatment of HIT and could result in serious morbidity and mortality.
