This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of health expenditures per capita in OECD countries on the life expectancy. The analyzes included health expenditures per capita between the years 2000-2016 of 36 member countries of the OECD and life expectancy periods. The data were analyzed according to the panel data analysis method. In terms of per capita health spending between the years 2000-2016 has been determined that Turkey is the last rank country between the OECD members. In addition, in terms of life expectancy, it was observed that it was in 34th place after Latvia and Lithuania. As a result of the panel regression analysis, it was calculated that 1 standard point increase in health expenditures per person caused an increase in life expectancy by 0.329 point. Results was show that, in terms of health expenditure per capita and life expectancy Turkey is behind the OECD members countries . It has been determined that the health expenditures per capita have an effect on the life expectancy and shows a significant variation in the long term. It is stated that investment and expenditures need to increase in the field of health.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Finance |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | June 15, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 6 Issue: 2 |