The nurse collects specific data related to risk factors, health indicators, and health outcomes ...

The nurse collects specific data related to risk factors, health indicators, and health outcomes that determine the burden of disease. Which data would the measure known as HALE yield about health indicators and outcomes?
 
  A) Average number of years a newborn is expected to live if current mortality rates continue to apply
  B) Average number of years that a person can expect to live in full health by taking into account years lived in less than full health due to disease and/or injury
  C) Quantifying the burden of disease to a healthy life on the basis of the loss of years related to the burden of disease. The gap in years reflects the current state of health compared with an optimum state of health of a nation.
  D) Quantifying the burden of acute illness to a healthy life on the basis of the loss of years related to the burden of acute illness. The gap in years reflects the current state of health compared with an optimum state of health of a nation.