Health Indicators
Tools for measurement and diagnostic tools to estimate the value of both quantitative and qualitative health system variables individually or by incorporating several variables at a specific point, or in a temporal or spatial series, provided that the scientific method is available in its construction and calculation of its value, with the provision of measurement specifications such as validity and reliability.
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Total Fertility Rate (%)
The average number of children a woman (or a group of women) may have if her life-long reproductive behavior corresponds to age-specific fertility rates in a specific year. Whereas the general fertility rate is the number of live births in a specific year per 1,000 women at pregnant age (15- 49) in the middle of the same year. It is calculated as follows:
Total Fertility Rate=
(Total fertility rates ÷ 5 ×1000 (along with the age group).
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Total Fertility Rate (%) of National Women
The total fertility rate is the average number of children a woman (or a group of women) may have if her life-long reproductive behavior corresponds to age-specific fertility rates in a specific year. Whereas the general fertility rate for national women is the number of national live births in a specific year per 1,000 women at pregnant age (15- 49) in the middle of the same year. It is calculated as follows:
Total Fertility Rate (%) of National Women=
(number of national births in a specific year ÷ number of women at pregnant age in the mid-year) ×*1000.
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Life Expectancy of Citizens at Birth by Sex
An economic and social indicator shows the impact of the development process and the increase in human longevity standards. It referes to the number of years of life expected to survive at birth as the average level in society. The indicator of life expectancy is derived from the life tables of both male and female citizens. This indicator's calculation requires the availability of male and female populations by age group in the mid-year, and the numbers of male and female deaths in the different age groups for the same year. This indicator can also be calculated by gender as before and can be calculated by area or region.
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Under 5 Mortality Rate by Sex Per 1000 Live Births
More specifically, the annual mortality rate of children under 5 per 1000 live births, the probability of death during the period between birth and the fifth year's completion.
Male Under 5 Mortality Rate=
(the number of a male under 5 mortality in a year ÷total number of a male under 5 in the middle of that year) ×1000.
Female Under 5 Mortality Rate=
(the number of mortalities in a year ÷total number of the female under 5 in the middle of that year) ×1000.
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Infant Mortality Rate by Sex (per 1000 live births)
It is the male and female infant mortality rate under the age of one year in a specific year per 1000 male or female live births during that year. This indicator reflects the extent of health care available in the country.
Male infant Mortality Rate=
(the number of male infant mortality during a year ÷ number of live male births during a year) ×1000.
Female infant Mortality Rate=
(the number of female infant mortality during a year ÷ number of live female births during a year) ×1000.
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Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100000 live births)
The number of women mortalities from pregnancy-related causes, per 100000 live births annually. It is calculated as follows:
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100000 live births) =
(the number of women mortality due to pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period in a specific place and year÷ number of live births in the same place and year) ×1000.
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Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (%)
The percentage of married women at pregnancy age (15-49) who or their husbands use contraceptives, whether modern or traditional.
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate=
(the number of married women at pregnancy age (15-49) who use contraceptive ÷ total number of married women) ×100.
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HIV Prevalence Rate (%) ages 15-49
In general, the prevalence rate is the number of cases of a particular disease at a specific time and area divided by the number of populations at risk of infection in the same area and during the same period multiplied by a thousand. Thus, the HIV prevalence rate can be calculated as follows:
HIV Prevalence Rate=
(the number of AIDS cases found at a specific time and area ÷ the number of populations at risk of infection in the same area and during the same period) ×1000.
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Infants with Birth-weight Less than 2500g
It is expressed as one indicator of malnutrition. The percentage of the number of infants with birth-weight is less than 2500g in a specific year, out of the total of infants born in the same year.
Infants with Birth-weight Less than 2500g=
(the number of infants with born-weight less than 2500g in a specific year÷ the total of infants born in the same year) ×100.
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Malaria Cases( per 100000 population)
The number of cases of Malaria disease present at a specific time and area divided by the number of populations at risk of infection in the same area and during the same period multiplied by thousand. Thus, the prevalence of malaria can be calculated as follows:
Malaria Prevalence Rate) =
(the number of Malaria cases found at a specific time and area ÷ the number of populations at risk of infection in the same area and during the same period) ×100000.
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Disability Ratio Among Total Population in Age Group (0-18 years)
The percentage of the disabled population in age group (0-18) divided by population in same age group multiplied by 100.
Disability Ratio Among Total Population in Age Group (0-18 years) = the number of the disabled population in age group (0-18) ÷ the number of populations in the same age group×100.
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