Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Democracy on Population Health
Author | : Abdou Khadre Dit Jadir Fall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1375391426 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
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.