Reference no: EM132603078
Assignment: Global Health At A Glance
Metrics for Global Health Status
It is important to understand how health is measured on a global scale. There are some metrics for assessing health and well-being that are unique to global health contexts. For this SLP Assignment:
1. Define the following and provide an example for each Key Health Status Indicator:
• Infant mortality rate
• Life expectancy at birth
• Maternity mortality ratio
• Under-5 mortality rate
• Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE)
• Disability-adjusted life year (DALY)
2. If you could select only one indicator to describe the health status of a developing country, which indicator would you pick and why?
Be sure to use credible, professional, and scholarly sources such as peer-reviewed journal articles from the Online Library, and government, university, or nonprofit organizations' Web sites.
Length: 2-3 pages (excluding the cover page and reference list), double-spaced.