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Two Scales for Measuring International Health Status

James S. Larson

Public Administration Program

This article develops two scales for measuring international health status, which are proposed as alternatives to the most popular current measure, the infant mortality rate. The first scale is derived from the Physical Quality of Life Index and is called Health Status I (HSI). It is an interval scale combining infant mortality, life expectancy, and the literacy rate. The second scale is called Health Status 2 (HS2), and is composed of HSI plus two other indicators -death rate for persons aged 65 and older and mental hospital admissions. The virtues of HSI and HS2 are discussed in relation to the current practice of using the infant mortality rate.

Evaluation & the Health Professions, Vol. 14, No. 4, 422-437 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/016327879101400404
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