Övningsfrågor Flashcards
Life expectancy at birth is
How long people born today are expected to live, given continuation of exsisting mortality trends
A DALY measures:
The sum of years lost due to premature death and years lived with disability, calculated on weighted basis
Which of the following are amonge the top three conditions that cause disability?
Low back pain and migraine
Skin conditions
Anxiety disorders
COPD
Low back pain and migraine
Which of the following is the only communicable disease in the top ten causes of death in high-income countires:
HIV
Hepatitis
Lower respiratory infections
HPV
Lower respiratory infections
Generally people who are healthier earn:
More money than those in less good health
Which statement is the most important when taking an equity lens to health:
A) It is important to consider health disparities across countries and within countries
B) It is important to consider health disparities across countries
C) It is important to consider health disparities within countries
D) It is important to consider health disparities among selected groups
It is important to consider health disparities across countries and within countries
In most low- and middle-income countires you would expect the rate of infant mortality to:
Vary by income group and region
Adolescents and young adults globally are seeing increasing rates of:
Obesity
The elimination of disease refers to:
The disease no longer being present in a specific place
An example of an emerging infectious disease would be:
Hiv in the 1980s
Body mass index is:
Weight of a person in kilograms, divided by the square of the persons height in meters
Cardiovascular disease includes:
Ischemic heart disease, stroke
The number of natural disasters seems to be:
Increasing
