The Effects of Income, Income Distribution and Health Expenditures on Under-Five Mortality Rate
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
The level of development of a country is explained together with the income, education and health level of the people living in that country. Health level is measured by health status indicators. In this study, the relationship between income level, income distribution, health expenditures and under five mortality rate, which is one of the most important health status criteria, is discussed. So, the aim of this study is to find out how international level income levels, income distribution and health expenditures could influence the underfive mortality rate. For this purpose, the explanatory power of the economic indicators of 190 countries for 2013 on the under-five mortality rate was examined by multiple regression analysis. According to analysis results, the increase in health expenditures and income levels has a positive effect on the under-five mortality rate, also the income distribution deterioration has the negative impact the under-five mortality. Moreover, the increase in the share of private health expenditures in the health sector, especially in low-income countries, has been reached as a negative impact on the under-five mortality rates.
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Canser Boz, Sumeyye Arslan Kurtulus
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