health status indicators Flashcards
(20 cards)
what is health status?
An individual or population’s overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.
Self-assessed health status
‘An individual’s own opinion about how they feel about their health, their state of mind and their life in general.’
Life expectancy
The number of years of life, on average, remaining to an individual at a particular age if death rates don’t change.
HALE
The number of years a person can expect to live without reduced functioning due to ill health- indicator of quantity and quality of life.
Mortality
Number of deaths in a population in a given period
Mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 or 100,000 people in a 12 month period
Morbidity
Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.
Infant mortality rate
The rate of deaths of infants between birth and their first birthday, usually expressed per 1000 live births
Infant mortality
The death of a child between birth and their first birthday
Maternal mortality
Death of a mother during pregnancy, childbirth or within 6 weeks of delivery
Under 5 mortality
The death of a child under 5 years of age.
under 5 mortality rate
The rate of deaths occurring in children under 5 years of age per 1000 live births
incidence
The number of NEW cases of a condition during a given period of time
prevalence
The number/proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time
maternal mortality ratio
The number of mothers who die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
An indication of how long a person can expect to live; it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at birth if death rates do not change.
YLD
A measure of how many healthy years of life are lost due to illness, injury or disability
YLL
A measure of how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death
DALYs
A measure of burden of disease, one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death (YLL) and the time lived with illness disease or injury (YLD)
Burden of disease
Combines the years of healthy life lost due to living with ill health (YLD non fatal burden) with the years of life lost due to dying prematurely (YLL fatal burden). Total burden is reported using the disability-adjusted life years measure (DALYs)
