health status

Question 1

incidence

Answer 1

number of new cases of a disease/condition in a population during a given period

Question 2

prevalence

Answer 2

total number/proportion of cases of a particular disease/condition present in a population at a given time

Question 3

morbidity

Answer 3

refers to ill-health in an individual and the levels of ill health within a population

Question 4

burden of disease

Answer 4

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

Question 5

mortality

Answer 5

number of deaths in a population in a given period

Question 6

disability adjusted life years (DALY)

Answer 6

a measure of burden of disease where one DALY is equivalent to one year of life lost due to premature death or the equivalent time of healthy years lost due to living with a disease or disability

YLL + YLD

Question 7

life expectancy

Answer 7

the number of years of life, on average remaining to an individual at a particular age if death rates don’t change

Question 8

health adjusted life expectancy (HALE)

Answer 8

the average length of time an individual at a specific age can expect to live in full health; that is time lived without the health consequences of disease or injury

Question 9

maternal mortality

Answer 9

death of a mother during pregnancy, childbirth or
within six weeks of delivery

Question 10

infant mortality

Answer 10

the rate of deaths of infants before their first birthday, usually expressed per 1000 live births

Question 11

under 5 mortality

Answer 11

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

Question 12

self assessed health status

Answer 12

an individual’s own opinion about how they feel about their health, state of mind and their life in general

Question 13

years of life lost (YLL)

Answer 13

a measure of how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death

fatal component

Question 14

years of life lost due to disability (YLD)

Answer 14

a measure of how many healthy years of life are lost due to disease, injury or disability

Question 15

health status

Answer 15

an individual or population’s overall health taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors