HHD CH2 (KK3)

Question 1

What are the health status indicators

Question 2

Incidence

Answer 2

Incidence refers to the number of new cases of a disease/condition in a population during a given period

Question 3

Prevalence

Answer 3

Prevalence is the total number of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time

Question 4

Morbidity

Answer 4

ill health in an individual and levels of ill health within a population

Question 5

Burden of disease

Answer 5

Burden of disease is 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.

Question 6

Disability -adjusted life year (DALY)

Answer 6

This is a measure used to assess the overall burden of disease. It combines both the impact of premature death and the effect of living with a health condition.

One DALY is equivalent to one year of healthy life lost, either due to Premature death or Living with a disability.

Question 7

Years of life lost (YLL)

Answer 7

Years of life lost from premature death.

Question 8

Years lost to disability (YLD)

Answer 8

Years lived with disability. A measure of how many healthy years have been lost by living with disease, injury or disability.

Question 9

Life expectancy

Answer 9

The number of years of life, on average, remaining to an individual at a particular age if death rates do not change

Question 10

Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE)

Answer 10

A measure 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 that a person can expect to live, based on current rates of ill health and mortality.

Question 11

Mortality

Answer 11

Relating to death, often at a population level.

Question 12

Maternal mortality

Answer 12

Death of a mother during pregnancy, childbirth or within six weeks of delivery occurring as a result of the pregnancy, birth or related treatment.

Question 13

Infant mortality

Answer 13

Refers to deaths occurring between birth and the first birthday.

Question 14

Under 5 mortality

Answer 14

Refers to deaths occurring between birth and the fifth birthday.

Question 15

Self-assessed health status

Answer 15

An individual’s own opinion about how they feel about their health, their state of mind and their life in general.