health status indicators Flashcards
(disability adjusted life expectancy) DALY
measure of burden of disease
1 DALY = 1 year of healthy life lost due to premature death
YYL + YLD
= DALY
YLL
Healthy Years of life lost due to premature death. Fatal component
YLD
Health years of life lost due to disease or illness. Non fatal component
health adjusted life expectancy
HALE
number of healthy years that a person born in a particular year can expect to live based on current trends in deaths/ disease
mortality
number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness, or other environmental factor
maternal morality
number of deaths of women whilst pregnant or within 42 days of termination
per 100,000 live births
infant mortality
number of deaths amongst children under age of 1 in a given period of time
per 1,000 live births
under 5 morality
number of deaths amongst children under the age of 5
per 1,000 live births
self assessed health status
measure based on persons own opinion of how they feel about their health and wellbeing etc
incidence
number or rate of NEW cases of an illness during a period of time
1 year
prevalence
TOTAL number of cases present in a population in a given period in time
health status
individual or populations overall health, taking into account various aspects such life expectancy e.g.
life expectancy
number of years of life a person can expect to live from birth if present mortality rates don’t change
Burden of disease
measure of impact of disease and injuries, specifically the gap between current health status and the ideal situation where everyone lives told age free of disease and liability. Burden of disease is measured in DALY
morbidity
level of ill health in an individual/poplulation or group
optimal health and wellbeing
Refers to being in peak conditions across all five dimensions of health and wellbeing
