SAC 1. Health Status Indicators

Question 1

health status

Answer 1

An individual’s or population’s
overall level of health and wellbeing,
taking into account various indicators such as
life expectancy,
mortality
and morbidity

Question 2

life expectancy

Answer 2

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

Most commonly measured ‘at birth’.

Question 3

mortality rate

Answer 3

The number of deaths,
usually expressed per 1,000 or 100, 000 people
in a 12-month period
from a specific cause or from all causes combined.

Question 4

infant mortality rate (IMR)

Answer 4

The number of deaths of infants before their first birthday,
usually expressed per 1000 live births.

Question 5

under 5 mortality rate (U5MR)

Answer 5

The number of deaths of children under five years of age
per 1000 live births.

Question 6

maternal mortality rate (MMR)

Answer 6

The number of mothers who die as a result of pregnancy, childbirth or associated treatment (within 6 weeks of delivery)
per 100, 000 women who give birth or per 100, 000 live births.

Question 7

morbidity rate

Answer 7

Refers to ill-health in an individual and
the levels of ill-health in a population or group.

Question 8

incidence

Answer 8

The number (or rate) of new cases of a disease/condition
in a population
during a given period.

Question 9

prevalence

Answer 9

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

Question 10

self-assessed health status

Answer 10

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

It is commonly sourced from population surveys.