Question 21 (part 2) · LDEK · Composite health status indicators
A synthetic measure of the state of health of a population reflecting the burden of diseases on the population and their consequences (e.g. reduction in the quality of life due to disability), useful, among others, in assessing the effectiveness of health programs is an indicator showing:
- A. life expectancy (LE indicator).
- B. disability adjusted life years (DALY indicator).
- C. potential years of life lost (PYLL indicator).
- D. quality adjusted life years (QALY indicator).
- E. healthy life years (HLY indicator).
Hint
Look for the indicator that adds years lost to premature death and years lived with disability.
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