Table 2 List of topics ranked by the number of health indicators grouped within

Life expectancy

Time that a concrete population is expected to live.

[23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30, 33,34,35,36,37,38,39, 41,42,43]

Infant mortality

Death of young children under the age of 1 in a population.

[24,25,26,27,28,29,30, 33, 34, 36, 38,39,40,41,42]

Obesity and overweight (BMI)

Measurement of people having more body fat than is optimally healthy, to an extent that it may have a negative effect on health.

[22, 24, 25, 27, 29,30,31,32,33, 36, 38, 42, 43]

Mortality rate

Measurement of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

[25,26,27, 29, 30, 34, 37, 38, 40,41,42,43]

Regular smokers/ tobacco consumption

Measurement of the number of people consuming tobacco (smoking) in a population.

[23,24,25, 27, 29, 31,32,33,34, 38, 42, 43]

Self-perceived health

Measurement of the expression of subjective assessment by the respondent of his/her health.

[23,24,25,26, 31, 32, 34, 36,37,38, 42, 43]

Unemployment

Measurement of people above a specified age that are not in paid employment or self-employment and are currently available for work during the reference period.

[24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 34, 36, 38, 39, 41, 42],

Mental well-being

Level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness.

[24, 29, 33, 34, 36,37,38,39, 41,42,43]

Cardiovascular disease/ hypertension

Measurement of the number of people affected by cardiovascular disease (CVD) or hypertension in a population.

[24, 27, 29, 32, 34, 36,37,38, 41, 43]

Socioeconomic status (SES)/ material deprivation

Measurement of the social standing or class of individuals in a population, as well as the state of economic strain and durables.

[24, 25, 28, 33,34,35, 38, 39, 42],

Diabetes/ insulin resistance

Measurement of people affected by diabetes (a chronic, metabolic disease characterised by elevated levels of blood glucose) or insulin resistance in a population.

[24, 25, 29, 30, 32,33,34, 38, 41],

Physical activity

Measurement of physical activity (any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure) in a population.

[24, 29, 31, 32, 34, 38, 39, 42],

Cancer

Measurement of people affected by cancer (group of diseases that can start in almost any organ or tissue of the body when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably, go beyond their usual boundaries to invade adjoining parts of the body and/or spread to other organs) in a population.

[24, 25, 27, 33, 34, 36, 37, 43]

HIV

Measurement of people affected by HIV (an infection that attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the white blood cells, called CD4 cells) in a population.

[23, 24, 27, 29, 30, 34, 40, 41],

Long-term limitations/ chronic illnesses

Measurement of people affected by diseases or conditions that are persistent or long-lasting.

[23,24,25,26, 31, 34, 36, 37]

Tuberculosis

Measurement of people with health issues caused by the infection of the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a population.

[23, 29, 30, 33, 34, 40, 42, 43]

Hazardous alcohol consumption

Measurement of hazardous alcohol consumption in a population.

[24, 29, 32,33,34, 37, 38]

Low birthweight

Measurement of birth weights of infants of 2499 g or less in a population.

[27, 29, 34, 37, 38, 41, 42],

Perinatal, neonatal and stillbirths mortality

Measurement of foetus or neonate deaths in a population.

[24, 27, 29, 30, 36, 38, 43]

General practitioner (GP) utilisation

Measurement of the utilisation of general practitioners (medical doctors) in a population.

[24, 26, 31, 32, 34, 36, 39]

Suicide/self-harm

Measurement of the number of intentionally self-caused deaths and/or other intentional self-harm injuries in a population.

[25, 29, 33, 34, 36, 38, 43]

Healthcare resources

Measurement of resources such as materials, personnel or facilities that can be used to provide healthcare.

[24, 27, 30, 38,39,40, 43]

Alcohol consumption

Measurement of people consuming alcohol (a toxic and psychoactive substance with dependence-producing properties) regularly in a population.

[24, 25, 31, 32, 37, 38]

Road traffic accidents (injuries and deaths)

Measurement of deaths and injuries due to road traffic accidents (crashes) in a population.

[23, 24, 27, 29, 30, 38],

Food consumption (vegetables, fruit, salt)

Measurement of people ingesting solid foods in a population.

[24, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39]

Primary studies/ illiteracy

Measurement of people with primary studies (first stage of formal education) or illiterate (not able to read) in a population.

[24, 28, 32, 35, 39, 42]

Child well-being

Indicators to measure the general health, proper growth, and well-being of children.

[31, 33, 35, 39,40,41],

Respiratory disease

Measurement of people affected by a disease affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange in a population.

[24, 29, 32, 36, 38, 41],

Work-related health risks

Measurements of risks and/or diseases as a result of an exposure to risk factors from work activity in a population.

[23, 24, 29, 36, 39, 43]

Dental care/ oral health

Measurement of people with oral diseases or provided with dental health services in a population.

[26, 32,33,34, 36, 38],

Policy and legislation

Indicators measuring policy-making initiatives.

[24, 28, 29, 36, 39, 40]

Perceived mental health

Measurement of the expression of subjective assessment by the respondent of his/her mental health and/or psychological well-being.

[24, 30, 33, 34, 36]

Unintentional injuries

Measurement of people affected by any injury that is not caused on purpose or with intention to harm in a population.

[24, 33, 36, 38, 41],

Pregnancy care/ breastfeeding

Indicators measuring the care provided during pregnancy or other pregnancy-related issues, such as breastfeeding, in a population.

[24, 32, 34, 39, 41],

Hip fractures and surgical procedures

Measurement of the amount of surgical procedures and/or relevant fractures that will likely require surgical procedures (i.e. hip fractures) in a population.

[24, 30, 36, 41, 43]