Evidence on the Association between Socioeconomic Resources and Amenable Mortality
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: There is growing interest in finding an indicator for health system performance that is directly related to health system expenditure and improvements in population health. This paper analyses the relationship between socioeconomic circumstances of countries and avoidable mortality. Material and Methods: Six countries were selected: Germany, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Sweden and the Netherlands. We studied the elasticity between avoidable mortality and different determinants of health. Results: The elasticity between avoidable mortality and health expenditure per capita was heterogeneous among the different countries, with values ranging from –0.2 (Spain) to –0.95 (Germany). Conclusions: This study confirms the existence of a negative relationship between the rates of avoidable mortality and health spending in the countries with 2-yearlag. As a rule for policy implications, avoidable mortality rate is a good indicator of health expenditures per capita and health systems effectiveness.
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José L Alfonso-Sanchez
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