期刊名称：International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies
印刷版ISSN：2349-6711
电子版ISSN：2349-6959
出版年度：2015
卷号：2
期号：3
页码：233-240
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出版社：Scholar Publications
摘要：Health plays a very important role in the economic growth of a country. Improved health brings about broader benefits including enhanced economic development. Health is vital to human capital which is one of the main inputs for economic development. When we have a healthy population, economic benefits will follow. The present study attempts to examine the status of health among four income group countries viz; high income, upper middle income, lower middle income and low income group countries. The study also attempts to analyse the factors influencing the health status of the countries. To examine the health status, a composite Health Index is computed by using Life expectancy at Birth and Adult Survival Ratio as indicators. The study examines that health status of high income group countries is better than all other three income group countries followed by lower middle income group countries. However, there is high variation in terms of health index in upper middle income group countries and also their mean value of health index is comparatively lower than the lower middle income group countries. The study reveals that economic growth and educational attainment of a country have positive impact on the health status of the same country.
