Chapter 1 - Health Of Australians

Question 0

Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY)

Answer 0

A measure of burden of disease. One DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury.

Question 1

Burden Of Disease

Answer 1

A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Measured in DALYs.

Question 2

Health Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE)

Answer 2

A measure of burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth, but including an adjustment for time spent in poor health. It is the number of years on full health that a person can expect to live, based on current rates of ill health and mortality.

Question 3

Health Status

Answer 3

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. (AIHW,2008)

Question 4

Incidence

Answer 4

(When referring to morbidity) the number or rate of new cases of a disease during a specified period of time.

Question 5

Life Expectancy

Answer 5

An indication of how long a person can expect to live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change. (AIHW, 2008)

Question 6

Morbidity

Answer 6

Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group. (AIHW, 2008)

Question 7

Mortality

Answer 7

Deaths in a population

Question 8

Mortality Rate

Answer 8

The measure of the proportion of a population who die in a one-year period (usually per 100,000)

Question 9

Prevalence

Answer 9

The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time. (AIHW, 2008)

Question 10

Under Five Mortality Rate

Answer 10

The number of deaths if children under five years of age per 1000 live births. (WHO, 2008)

Question 11

Years Lost Due To Disability (YLD)

Answer 11

A measure of how many healthy years of life are lost due to illness, injury or disability.

Question 12

Years Of Life Lost (YLL)

Answer 12

A measure of how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death.

Question 13

Health

Answer 13

A state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.