Health status terms Flashcards
Define the following terms
Health status
Is an individual’s or population’s overall health, taking into account the various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.
Self assessed health status
A measure based on a person’s own opinion about how they feel about their health and wellbeing, their state of mind and their life in general.
Mortality
Relates to number of deaths occurred in a population in a given time period of time for specific cases/all causes.
Morbidity
Refers to the ill health in an individual and the levels of the ill health in a population or group.
Incidence
The number of new cases of a disease during a specified time, usually a 12 month period.
Prevalence
The number of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time.
Burden of Disease
definition
A measure of impact of disease and injuries, it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free from disease and disability. Burden of disease is measured in DALY.
Years of life lost
Fatal component
One YLL= 1 year of life lost due to premature death
Years lived with disability
Non-fatal component
One YLD = 1 year of life lost due to illness, injury or disability.
Morbidity rate
A measure of how many people suffer from a particular condition during a given period.
Life expectancy
An indication on how long a person can expect to live, if death rates do not change.
Health Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE)
It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live, based on current rates of ill health and mortality.
Infant Mortality rate
Measures the rate of deaths between birth and their first birthday.
Under five mortality rate
Measures the number of children that die before their fifth birthday.
Maternal Mortality ratio
The number of mothers who die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth.
