Abstract
As countries progress through the more advanced stages of the epidemiologic transition, the traditional indicators of population health, based on mortality rates alone, are expected to change little. Therefore, the incidence, prevalence, duration, and disabling effects of morbid conditions are becoming increasingly important measures in the evaluation of population health. The most informative summary measures of population health, the type developed in this chapter, combine those for mortality and morbidity.
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