GHP EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. DALY (disability adjusted life years) consists of:
A) YLL (years of life lost)
B) YLD (years of life disabled)
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above ✅✅ANSW-C) Both a and b
2. According to the Global Burden of Disease report the major burden or cause of disease is:
A) Injuries
B) Cancer [malignant neoplasms]
C) CVD
D) Communicable disease, maternal & perinatal conditions & nutritional deficiencies ✅✅ANSW-
c)CVD
3. What does HALE stand for? ✅✅ANSW-health adjusted life expectancy
4. How many people on earth? ✅✅ANSW-7.5 billion people
5. What is the WHO definition of health? ✅✅ANSW-A state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
6. What % of the world is living in developing countries? ✅✅ANSW-80%
7. Who is spreading zika virus? ✅✅ANSW-mosquitoes (aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus)
8. What is the best predictor of an individual's health status? ✅✅ANSW-SES (socioeconomic
status)
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. DALY (disability adjusted life years) consists of:
A) YLL (years of life lost)
B) YLD (years of life disabled)
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above ✅✅ANSW-C) Both a and b
2. According to the Global Burden of Disease report the major burden or cause of disease is:
A) Injuries
B) Cancer [malignant neoplasms]
C) CVD
D) Communicable disease, maternal & perinatal conditions & nutritional deficiencies ✅✅ANSW-
c)CVD
3. What does HALE stand for? ✅✅ANSW-health adjusted life expectancy
4. How many people on earth? ✅✅ANSW-7.5 billion people
5. What is the WHO definition of health? ✅✅ANSW-A state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
6. What % of the world is living in developing countries? ✅✅ANSW-80%
7. Who is spreading zika virus? ✅✅ANSW-mosquitoes (aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus)
8. What is the best predictor of an individual's health status? ✅✅ANSW-SES (socioeconomic
status)
