02. Health Status Indicators

Question 1

What is health status?

Answer 1

an individual’s or a population’s overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors

Question 2

Define life expectancy

Answer 2

The number of years of life a person is expected to live/remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change.

Question 3

Define mortality rate

Answer 3

The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor

Question 4

Define IMR

Answer 4

The rate of deaths in infants between birth and their first birthday, usually expressed per 1000 live births

Question 5

Define U5MR

Answer 5

The number of deaths of children under 5 years of age per 1000 live births

Question 6

Define morbidity rate

Answer 6

Refers to ill-health in an individual and the levels of ill-health in a population or group

Question 7

Define incidence

Answer 7

The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time (often 12 months)

Question 8

Define prevalence

Answer 8

The (total) number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time.

Question 9

What is an individual’s or a population’s overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors referring to?

Answer 9

Health status

Question 10

What is the number of years of life a person is expected to live/remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change referring to?

Answer 10

Life expectancy

Question 11

What is the number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor referring to?

Answer 11

Mortality rate

Question 12

What is the rate of deaths in infants between birth and their first birthday, usually expressed per 1000 live births referring to?

Answer 12

Infant mortality rate

Question 13

What is the number of deaths of children under 5 years of age per 1000 live births referring to?

Answer 13

Under 5 mortality rate

Question 14

What is ill-health in an individual and the levels of ill-health in a population or group referring to?

Answer 14

Morbidity rate

Question 15

What is the number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time (often 12 months) referring to?

Answer 15

Incidence

Question 16

What is the total number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time referring to?

Answer 16

Prevalence