HEALTH INDICATORS AND WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT.
WE MUST HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT FACTORS HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON HEALTH STATUS IN ORDER TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ON HOW TO ADDRESS IMPORTANT GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES (Skolnik, 2016).
Liberia Health Risk
According to the Central Intelligence Agency, in 2014, 2.8% of the population were unemployed. The average life expectancy for males is 62.5 years and the average life expectancy for females is 67 years. Furthermore, sanitation has improved in urban areas, but it is still low in rural areas. 55.9% of the population still lack quality sanitation (Central Intelligence Agency, 2018). Liberia's risk to major infectious diseases is still extremely high. They have a heightened risk for food and waterborne diseases, such as bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever. They are also at risk for vector-borne diseases like malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever (Central Intelligence Agency, 2018). This country is likely to get schistosomiasis, Lassa fever, and rabies.
Leading Cause of
Death in Liberia
Leading Cause of Death
in the United States
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Malaria
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Diarrheal disease
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neonatal disorders
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Lower Respiratory Infection
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Ischemic Heart Disease
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HIV/AIDS
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Stroke
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Tuberculosis
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STIs
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Cirrhosis
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Ischemic Heart Disease
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Alzheimer's Disease
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Lung Cancer
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Stroke
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Lower Respiratory Infections
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Chronic Kidney Disease
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Colon Cancer
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Diabetes
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Drug Use Disorder
United States Health Indicators
References
Central Intelligence Agency. (2018, February 1). The World Factbook: Liberia. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/li.html.
CDC Global Health - Liberia. (2019, July 1). https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/liberia/default.htm.
Healthy People - HP2020 - Leading Health Indicators at a Glance. (2019, April 2). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2020/hp2020_indicators.htm
Skolnik, R. (2016). Global Health 101 (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
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By age 19-35 months, children are receiving vaccinations for DTaP, polio, Hib, HepB, varicella, and PCV.
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People with insurance have access to healthcare.
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Air quality plays a role in health status. cancer, premature death, and long-term damage to cardiovascular systems and respiratory systems can be linked to poor quality air. With that being said, people are being exposed to secondhand smoke.Those inhaling second-hand smoke are still at risk of heart disease and lung cancer.
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There are also higher rates of injury deaths, suicides, and homicides.
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(Center for Disease Control, 2019)