Health Indicators

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derived from the word heal (hael) which means “whole”, signaling that health concerns the whole person and his or her integrity, or well-being

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Health

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the mathematical & statistical study of the size, composition & spatial distribution of human populations & of changes over time in these aspects through the operation of 5 processes of:
1. Fertility
2. Mortality
3. Migration
4. Marriage
5. Social mobility

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Demography

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Uses of DEMOGRAPHY

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-To determine the number & distribution of a population in certain area
-To determine growth (or decline) & dispersal of population in the past.
-To establish a “causal relationship” between population trends & various aspects of social organization.
-To predict future developments & their possible consequences.

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Sex composition composes of:

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1. Sex Ratio
2. Sex Structure

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1. Sex Ratio meaning

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Compares the number of males to the number of females. Males/females x 100

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2. Sex Structure meaning

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Compares the sex ratio across different categories/levels of another characteristic

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B. Age Composition composes of:

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1. Median Age
2. Dependency Ratio

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1. Median Age

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The value which cuts-off the upper 50% and lower 50% of the ages of the population

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2. Age-Dependency Ratio

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The computed value represents the number of dependents that need to be supported by every 100 persons in the economically-active groups.

= Pop 0-14 yo + Pop ≥ 65 yo x 100
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Pop 15-64 yo

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C. Age & Sex Composition

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1. Population Pyramid
   -A graphical presentation of the age and sex composition of the population

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Population pyramid
-High birth rate, high death rate, short life expectancy

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Stage one: Expanding

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Population pyramid
-High birth date, fall in death rate, slightly longer life exapectancy

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Stage two: Expanding

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Population pyramid
-Declining birhdate, low death rate, more people living to old age

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Stage three: Stationary

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Population pyramid
-Low birth rate, low death rate, high dependancy ratio, longer life expectancy

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Stage four: Contracting

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Measures how fast people are added to the population

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Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

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General Fertility Rate (GFR)

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GFR = # registered l.b. in a year x 1000
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midyear population women 15-44 yo

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What are the HEALTH INDICATORS

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-Quantitative measures
-Describe & summarize various aspects of health status of the population
-Usually expressed as ratios, proportions or rates

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Measures rate at which mortality occurs in a given population

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Crude Death Rate (CDR)

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Formula for Crude Death Rate (CDR)

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CDR = total deaths in one year x 1000
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midyear population

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Formula for Crude Birth Rate

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CBR = no. of registered livebirths in year x1000
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mid-year population

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MORTALITY INDICATORS

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CDR = total deaths in one year x 1000
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total midyear population

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MORTALITY INDICATORS

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-NEONATAL MORTALITY RATE (< 28 days old)
-POST-NEONATAL MORTALITY RATE (28 days old to <1 yo)
-PERINATAL MORTALITY RATE (28 weeks gestation to 7 days)

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Maternal Mortality Rate

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MMR =#pregnancy-related deaths in yearx1000
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# of l.b. in the same year

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-a special kind of proportionate mortality ratio
-a sensitive indicator of the standards of healthcare
-Developed countries have higher compared to developing

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SWAROOP’S INDEX
= # deaths ≥ 50 yo in a year x 100
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total # of deaths

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-how much of the afflicted die from the disease -a higher CFR means more fatal disease -the “killing power” of a disease -the probability of dying of a certain disease

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# of cases of the disease CASE FATALITY RATE deaths due to a disease x 100 ____________________ # of cases of the disease

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-Measures the frequency of existing disease (cases) -Measure the burden of the disease to the community -Assess the public health impact of a disease -Projection of medical care needs -Proportion with the disease at a point in time -“point in time”: calendar time, birth, employment, retirement

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PREVALENCE PROPORTION (ratio) PR = # cases at a point in time x 1000 ___________________ # of persons examined

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Measures the occurrence of new cases, episodes, events

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INCIDENCE

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2 types of incidence measures

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-Cumulative incidence or incidence proportion -Incidence density

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-Proportion of “disease” free individuals who contract the “disease within a specified period of time

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1. Cumulative incidence or incidence proportion CI=# cases that developed during the periodx1000 ______________________________ # of persons followed up (DISEASE-FREE/AT RISK!)

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-Rate at which new cases occur -Denominator can either be ave. pop x followup period or the midyear pop

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2. Incidence Density (ID)| ID= # cases that developed during the period x F ________________________ ave. pop x duration of followup ID = # cases that developed during the period x F ____________________________ mid year pop