Health Status Indicators

Question 1

health status

Answer 1

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

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 caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor in a 12 month period, usually expressed per 100, 000 people.

Question 4

infant mortality rate (IMR)

Answer 4

The number of deaths of infants between birth and 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

Ill-health in an individual and 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.
Commonly sourced from population surveys.