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A set of measurements that helps to quantify health status of a population. Guide health care policy in a country Can make comparisons (over time, geographical areas, group of people) Powerful tools for monitoring and communicating critical information about population health support planning, and track progress of broad community objectives.
A set of measurements that helps to quantify health status of a population. Guide health care policy in a country Can make comparisons (over time, geographical areas, group of people) Powerful tools for monitoring and communicating critical information about population health support planning, and track progress of broad community objectives.
A set of measurements that helps to quantify health status of a population. Guide health care policy in a country Can make comparisons (over time, geographical areas, group of people) Powerful tools for monitoring and communicating critical information about population health support planning, and track progress of broad community objectives.
Quantifiable characteristics of a population which are used as evidence for describing health of a population
A set of measurements that helps to quantify health status of a population
Guide health care policy in a country Can make comparisons (over time, geographical areas, group of people) Powerful tools for monitoring and communicating critical information about population health Support planning, and track progress of broad community objectives Build awareness Advocacy Can make predictions
Well defined Uniform Statistical validity Easily obtainable data Can be used to make decisions State and local level Health Department, NGOs, Businesses, educational, law enforcement. Human service providers, universities, media. National Ministries (health, education, Department of census and statistics) International World bank, WHO Life expectancy Total fertility Age specific death rates Migration rates Population growth rates Crude birth rate Etc. Incidence of diseases Prevalence of diseases Disability rates Hospital admission rates Crude death rates Disease specific mortality rates Hospital mortality rates Registration of pregnant woman Hospital deliveries Cesarean section rates Rate of Low birth weight Malnutrition Family planning rates and rates of different methods Immunization coverage Rates of different psychiatric illnesses Prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression Rates of suicides Prevalence of adverse environments for mental health problems Physical environment Housing, overcrowding, air pollution, availability of safe water Social environment Income, education, social support and connectedness Family Parental education, parental support, care giver burden
Availability of health care (primary, secondary, tertiary) Doctor population ratio Quality of health care Hospital bed strength Patient satisfaction Drug availability Availability of specialists Vital statistics (birth, death registration) Surveys Disease surveillance system Medical information system (MIS) Hospital data Census