Importance of Bio-Medical and Socio-Economic Factors for Increase of Life Expectancy

Biljana Radivojević and Vukica Veljanović-Morača
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Biljana Radivojević: Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade (Serbia)
Vukica Veljanović-Morača: First economical school, Belgrade (Serbia)

Stanovnistvo, 2004, vol. 42, issue 1-4, 93-107

Abstract: This paper analyzes the connection between life expectancy according to sex and numerous factors on which its level depends on. Statistical analysis understood application of correlation and regression analysis for determining the connection strength of life expectancy and researched factors separately, and then all factors together, as well as separately groups of health-medical and socio-economic factors. The analysis was carried out for a group of developed countries, medium developed, mixed group and Yugoslavia (now SCG) on available data for the second half of the 20th century. Analysis results for Yugoslavia showed that the greatest influence on life expectancy of all factors together were setting aside funds for social security (p

Keywords: life expectancy; Yugoslavia (SCG); developed countries; medium developed countries; regression analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.2298/STNV0404093R

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