02. Health Status Indicators Flashcards
What is health status?
An individual’s or population’s
overall level of health and wellbeing,
taking into account various indicators such as
life expectancy, mortality
and morbidity
Define life expectancy
The number of years of life, on average, remaining to an individual at a particular age
if death rates do not change.
Most commonly measured ‘at birth’.
Define mortality rate
The number of deaths,
usually expressed per 1,000 or 100, 000 people
in a 12-month period
Define IMR
The number of deaths of infants before their first birthday,
usually expressed per 1000 live births.
Define U5MR
The number of deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births.
Define morbidity rate
Refers to ill-health in an individual and
the levels of ill-health in a population or group.
Define incidence
The number (or rate) of new cases of a disease/condition
in a population
during a given period.
Define prevalence
The total number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present
in a population
at a given time.
What is an individual’s or population’s
overall level of health and wellbeing,
taking into account various indicators such as
life expectancy, mortality
and morbidity
Health status
The number of years of life, on average, remaining to an individual at a particular age
if death rates do not change.
Most commonly measured ‘at birth’.
Life expectancy
The number of deaths,
usually expressed per 1,000 or 100, 000 people
in a 12-month period
Mortality rate
The number of deaths of infants before their first birthday,
usually expressed per 1000 live births.
Infant mortality rate
The number of deaths of children under five years of age
per 1000 live births.
Under 5 mortality rate
Refers to ill-health in an individual and
the levels of ill-health in a population or group.
Morbidity rate
The number (or rate) of new cases of a disease/condition
in a population
during a given period.
Incidence
