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 Concept ClassEpidemiology, population health history 1 Cross-Tradition 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).
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