Indicators of Health

Health cannot be measured in exact measurable forms. Hence measurement have been framed in terms of illness (or lack of health), consequences of ill-health (morbidity, mortality) & economic, occupation & domestic factors that promote ill health- all the antithesis of health.Health Indicator is a variable, susceptible to direct measurement, that reflects the state of health of persons in a community.Indicators help to measure the extent to which the objectives and targets of a programme are being attained.