My health question thread 2014

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Are there only 4 health indicators that are used to measure the health status of populations?  They're mortality, morbidity, life expectancy and burden of disease?  So exactly what a unit/measure?  For e.g life expectancy the unit/measure is health adjusted life years, so does this mean HALE takes into account life expectancy data?  Kind of confused here.

Thanks.

Hey There are more than four indicators others include  burden of disease, health adjusted life expectancy and DALYs, life expectancy, under-five mortality rate, mortality, morbidity, incidence, prevalence.

health adjusted life expectancy (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.

so yes HALE does include data from life expectancy.

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Hey There are more than four indicators others include  burden of disease, health adjusted life expectancy and DALYs, life expectancy, under-five mortality rate, mortality, morbidity, incidence, prevalence.

health adjusted life expectancy (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.

so yes HALE does include data from life expectancy.

Thanks, this is where I'm confused so for e.g Burden of disease DALY calculates burden of disease?

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Thanks, this is where I'm confused so for e.g Burden of disease DALY calculates burden of disease?

Burden of disease is measured in a unit called DALY (disability adjusted life year ), which is made up of YLLs and YLDs

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Burden of disease is measured in a unit called DALY (disability adjusted life year ), which is made up of YLLs and YLDs

I know that but i don't get this part.  If burden of disease combines morbidity and mortality data then how can DALY be its measurement?  When one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost?

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I know that but i don't get this part.  If burden of disease combines morbidity and mortality data then how can DALY be its measurement?  When one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost?

Hey buddy!

Yes you are correct, 1 DALY = 1 healthy year of life lost

DALY is equal to YLL (years of life lost, mortality) + YLD (years of life lost due to disability, morbidity).

Does that make sense?

Keep up the great work,

Rod

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Hey buddy!

Yes you are correct, 1 DALY = 1 healthy year of life lost

DALY is equal to YLL (years of life lost, mortality) + YLD (years of life lost due to disability, morbidity).

Does that make sense?

Keep up the great work,

Rod

Yea i know that but how can DALY be a measurement of bod when oh never mind.  Thanks

[Rod]

Yea i know that but how can DALY be a measurement of bod when oh never mind.  Thanks

Both? It combines both data.