Is life expectancy higher in countries and territories with publicly funded health care? Global analysis of health care access and the social determinants of health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To better understand factors influencing life expectancy, this paper examines how the availability of publicly funded health care in a country and multiple social determinants of health impact longevity of life.

Methods

In this descriptive statistical analysis, data regarding publicly funded health care, life expectancy, and social determinants of health were obtained for 196 countries and 4 territories. Social determinants included 10 indicators detailing country-level information to represent 5 key categories: economic stability, education, health & health care, neighbourhood & built environment, and social & community context. Analyses consisted of: 1) comparison of mean life expectancy among countries and territories with- and without- publicly funded health c

SUBMITTER: Galvani-Townsend S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9653205 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature