Health status indicators

Question 1

Mortality

Answer 1

Death in an individual or levels of death in a population or group

Question 2

Maternal mortality

Answer 2

The number of deaths per 100,000 women that have given birth to at least one child (live or stillbirth) of at least 20 weeks completed gestation or a birthweight of 400 grams or more

Question 3

under 5 mortality

Answer 3

The rate of deaths occurring in children under 5 years of age expressed per 1000 live births

Question 4

infant mortality

Answer 4

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

Question 5

morbidity

Answer 5

Ill health in an individual and levels of ill health in a population or group

Question 6

Incidence

Answer 6

The number of new cases of a condition during a given period of time

Question 7

Prevalence

Answer 7

The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition in a population at a given time

Question 8

Life expectancy

Answer 8

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 current death rates do not change.

Question 9

Health adjusted life expectancy (HALE)

Answer 9

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 in full health a person can expect to live based on current rates of ill health and mortality

Question 10

Burden of disease

Answer 10

A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries. Specifically, it measures the gap between current health status, and an ideal situation in which everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Burden of disease is measured in a unit called the DALY.

Question 11

DALY (disability adjusted life year)

Answer 11

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 12

Self assessed health status

Answer 12

A measure based on a person’s own opinion about their health and wellbeing, state of mind, and life in general. It is commonly sourced from population surveys.

Question 13

YLD

Answer 13

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

Question 14

YLL

Answer 14

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