Health status indicators

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  1. 3. An indication of how long a person can expect to live, it is the number of years of life
  2. 6. the total number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time
  3. 7. mothers who die as a result of pregnancy, childbirth or associated treatment
  4. 10. the total number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time
  5. 14. 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.
  6. 15. refers to the number (or rate) of new cases of a disease/condition in a population during a given period (usually 12 months)
  7. 16. Refers to ill-health in an individual and the levels of ill-health in a population or group.
  8. 17. the fatal component of DALY. Each YLL represents one year of life lost due to premature death
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  1. 1. 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.
  2. 2. 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.
  3. 4. 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.
  4. 5. Death of a child before their fifth birthday
  5. 8. Refers to ill-health in an individual and the levels of ill-health in a population or group.
  6. 9. relates to death, often at a population level.
  7. 11. to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change.’
  8. 12. Death of an infant before their first birthday.
  9. 13. are the non-fatal component of DALY. Measure of how many healthy years of life are lost due to disease, injury or disability.