Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Democracy on Population Health

Download or read book Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Democracy on Population Health written by Abdou Khadre Dit Jadir Fall and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose: Studies show a relationship between democracy and health. This paper aimed to provide empirical evidence of the relationships between democracy and health indicators life expectancy, mortality, fertility rate and prevalence of undernourishment. Methods: A panel dataset covering 30 countries, between 1972 - 2017, classified in full democracy, flowed democracy, hybrid and authoritarian regimes was used. The relationship between democracy and health indicators was investigated through fixed-effect models using control variables per capita gross domestic product, unemployment and inflation rate. Democracy index and control variables were lagged in order to test a correlation between democracy of the year n-1 and health indicators of the year n. Results: A positive correlation between democracy and life expectancy at birth was found with an intensity depending on inflation and unemployment. Even, according to results, there were a negative correlation between democracy, fertility, mortality, and the prevalence of undernourishment. Conclusion: Our results highlight an immediate empirical impact of democracy on life expectancy, mortality rate, fertility and prevalence of undernourishment. The possible mechanisms involved are discussed.