Term: Health Status Series

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

A set of indicators selected for inter-provincial health status comparisons, including: age-adjusted mortality rates, infant mortality, self-rated health status, potential years of life lost (PYLL), and smoking rates.

Related terms 

• Mortality Rate
• Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL)

References 

• Shanahan M, Gousseau C. Interprovincial Comparisons of Health Care Expenditures. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1997. [Report] [Summary] (View)