Comparative life expectancy in Africa (English)

For health outcomes, is poverty destiny? The authors explore this question for life expectancy in Africa, where health outcomes are positively correlated with income, but where the link is far from uniform. The key variables associated with good health outcomes (controlling for health expenditures) are access rates - to health services, to clean water and sanitation, and to education, particularly for women. Health expenditure, either as percentage...
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Mccarthy,F. Desmond; Wolf,Holger C..

Comparative life expectancy in Africa (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 2668 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/197591468741918869

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