Evaluating Health Financing Typologies Through Healthy Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality: Evidence from OECD Countries and Turkiye.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: The structure and adequacy of health financing critically shape population health outcomes. This study examines financing typologies in relation to healthy life expectancy (HALE) and infant mortality across 38 OECD countries and Türkiye (2000-2021), quantifying financing model effectiveness and sex-disaggregated disparities. Methods: Time-weighted averages (exponential weighting, λ = 1.5) emphasized recent policy environments while preserving historical context. Principal component analysis addressed multicollinearity among six financial indicators. Multidimensional scaling (stress = 1.16 × 10^-12) and K-means clustering identified four financing typologies. TOPSIS composite scores measured proximity to ideal outcomes (maximum HALE, minimum in

SUBMITTER: Yılmaz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12691894 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature