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B.OD |
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 Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY). |
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DALY |
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. |
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HALE |
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. |
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MORTALITY |
The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor. |
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MORBIDITY |
‘Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.’ (AIHW: 2008) |
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U5 MORTALITY RATE |
‘The number of deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births.’ (WHO, 2008) |
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HEALTH STATUS |
‘An individual’s or a population’s overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.’ (AIHW, 2008) |
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MENTAL HEALTH |
‘An individual’s or a population’s overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.’ (AIHW, 2008) |
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LIFE EXPECTANCY |
‘An indication of how long a person can expect live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change.’ (AIHW, 2008) |
