Self-Assessed Health Status and Life Expectancy (VCE SSCE Health and Human Development): Flashcards
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Health status definition
Health status definition
Overall level of health & wellbeing of individual or population
Self-assessed health status
Self-assessed health status
Subjective measure of how individuals perceive their own health
5 options for self-assessed health rating
5 options for self-assessed health rating
Excellent, very good, good, fair, poor
Nature of self-assessed health status
Nature of self-assessed health status
Subjective (varies between individuals)
Life expectancy definition
Life expectancy definition
Years of life remaining if death rates don't change
Australian life expectancy at birth (2017-2019)
Australian life expectancy at birth (2017-2019)
Males: 80.9 years, Females: 85.0 years
Change in life expectancy over past century
Change in life expectancy over past century
Increased by more than 25 years
Gender difference in life expectancy
Gender difference in life expectancy
Females consistently have higher life expectancy than males
Why does life expectancy increase with age?
Why does life expectancy increase with age?
Early deaths lower birth average; survivors expected to live longer
Limitations of life expectancy indicator
Limitations of life expectancy indicator
Doesn't show sickness levels, causes of death, or health conditions