It is important to take these influencing factors into consideration when we interpret world health data. We should be wary of our strong cultural tendency to take numeric data at face value. There are, however, a number of generally agreed health indicators that can provide some insight into the health status of populations throughout the world. The health care resource implications for low birth weight infants in terms of neonatal intensive care and continuing health problems are considerable. Life Expectancy Higher life expectancy is associated with better socio-economic and health conditions.
Life expectancy varies with marital status, gender, income and geographical location.
Along with infant mortality, it is one of the most commonly used indicators of health status. Mortality Premature Death Deaths among persons aged 0-74 in the developed nations have been called premature deaths and are thought to be best single indicator of health status indicating need for improvements in health care. Most unintentional injuries are attributable to motor vehicles. Infectious Disease Infectious disease mortality remains important in the developed world for elderly people-pneumonia and influenza are major causes of mortality and morbidity. It gives more importance to the causes of early death than those that appear in old age.