Question

You have been asked to provide evidence of the health status of a given population (state or country); which rates and measurements would you use? why?

Answer 1

There are 3 measures and rate to evidence the health of the population;-

1. Life expectancy since birth or age-related mortality rate:-

It is to assess the antenatal and postnatal health, mortality and morbidity; and the maximum age the population reaches.

2. Life expectancy in specific condition changes or age-specific mortality rate:-

It is to assess the rate of death due to specific disease or due to environmental changes or natural disaster occurrence or the occurrence of death at a specific age.

3. The self-report level of functional status, experiential status or health:-

It is to assess the population's awareness about health and health services, availability and accessibility to health services and the ability to do self care.