Investigating the Role of Social Determinants in Child Mortality and Life Expectancy: Longitudinal Analysis of 200 Countries from 1990 to 2021

Myung-Bae Park (), Byung-Deog Hwang () and Young-Hee Nam ()
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Myung-Bae Park: Yonsei University
Byung-Deog Hwang: Catholic University of Pusan
Young-Hee Nam: Namseoul University

Child Indicators Research, 2024, vol. 17, issue 4, No 18, 1889 pages

Abstract: Abstract Longitudinal studies on the social determinants of health (SDH) from a global perspective, including developing countries, are still scarce. This study aimed to examine the associations between major SDH, the child mortality rate (CMR), and life expectancy (LE) according to socioeconomic status (SES), physical environment, health-related behaviors, and healthcare services. Data from 200 countries from 1990 to 2021 were included. The associations between CMR, LE, and SDH were analyzed using fixed-effect regression, and sub-group analyses by high income (HI) and non-HI countries for all analyses. CMR and LE were on the decline, but gaps persisted between HI and non-HI countries. Large intra-group gaps existed in CMR in non-HI countries. Education correlated negatively with CMR in both HI and non-HI countries and positively with LE only in non-HI countries (coef.=0.069, p

Keywords: Social determinants of health; Child mortality; Life expectancy; Health outcomes; Disparities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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