Health indicators

7. The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time.
8. An indication of how long a person can expect live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change.
9. An individual’s or a population’s overall health (and wellbeing), taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.
11. Refers to death, often at a population level.
13. The death of a child under 5 years of age.
14. Refers to ill-health in an individual and the levels of ill-health in a population or group.
15. 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 that a person can expect to live, based on current rates of ill health and mortality.
16. The number of new cases of a condition during a given period of time.
17. A measure of how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death.
18. 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. The equation for DALY is: YLL + YLD = DALY.

1. The death of a child between birth and their first birthday.
2. A measure of how many healthy years of life are lost due to illness, injury or disability.
3. Death of a mother during pregnancy, childbirth or within six weeks of delivery.
4. The rate of deaths occurring in children under 5 years of age per 1000 live births.
5. The number of mothers who die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth per 100 000 live births.
6. The rate of deaths of infants between birth and their first birthday, usually expressed per 1000 live births.
10. 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. It is commonly sourced from population surveys.
12. 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. Burden of disease is measured in a unit called the DALY.