Life Expectancy In Zimbabwe: An Analysis Of Five Decades

Murwirapachena, Genius; Mlambo, Courage

doi:10.19030/iber.v14i3.9207

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“…Conversely, inflation and a growing population had a negative and insignificant relationship with life expectancy (Shahbaz et al, 2016). In Zimbabwe, an analysis of trends in life expectancy throughout 1970 to 2012 reveals the positive relationship of economic growth, inflation, and population growth with life expectancy while increases in agricultural land and the dependency ratio (dependent family members associated with an economically active person) negatively affect life expectancy (Murwirapachena and Mlambo, 2015).…”

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Predictive capacity of country inflation rate to life expectancy at birth

al.¹

2019

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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Life expectancy has long been considered to be among the most relevant indicators of public health and economic development. With this in mind, this study determined the association of the inflation rate of a country to the population's life expectancy within 120 selected countries. The study utilized an ecological study design where existing data and statistics on inflation rates and life expectancy per country for the year 2017 from World Bank databases were collated. In classifying the countries as high life expectancy and low life expectancy, the median was identified. To further establish, describe, and explain the relationship between life expectancy and inflation rate, binary logistic regression was utilized. The result indicated that the inflation rate of a country significantly predicts its life expectancy outcomes. The analysis also reveals an inverse relationship, with life expectancy being lowered by approximately 20% for each unit of increase in the inflation rate. The financial capability of the older person does not only cover expenses for daily living but the expenses for health security. Continuous increase in the inflation rate would lessen their financial security affecting expenses for health. Therefore, changes in the economic status of a country because of its inflation rate can be counted among the factors that predict the length of life of its population. The increasing inflation rate prominently decreases the average life span of a nation's populace. Policies should be introduced to address the economic concerns of a nation since these also impact the health status of its populace.

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Predictive capacity of country inflation rate to life expectancy at birth

al.¹

2019

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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“…Coverage of family planning, vaccination, ART and diarrhoea treatment are high. Life expectancy is now 61, up from a nadir of 43 in 2004 [ 10 ]. HIV prevalence in adults is approximately 13%, down from a peak of 25% in the mid-1990s [ 11 ].…”

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Should disability-inclusive health be a priority in low-income countries? A case-study from Zimbabwe

Kuper

Smythe

Kujinga³

et al. 2022

Global Health Action

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The National Disability Policy was launched in Zimbabwe in June 2021 and includes a range of commitments for the provision of disability-inclusive health services and rehabilitation. Fulfilment of these pledges is important, as at least 7% of the population have disabilities, and people with disabilities face greater challenges accessing healthcare services and experience worse health outcomes. However, it will require financial investment which is challenging as the needs of people with disabilities are set against a background of widespread health systems failures in Zimbabwe, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Zimbabwe currently faces an epidemic of TB and HIV and a growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with a lack of investment, healthcare staff or infrastructure to provide the necessary care. Urgent action is therefore needed to strengthen the health system and ‘build back better’ after both the pandemic and the regime change. The Zimbabwean government may face the dilemma, common in many low-resource settings, of whether to focus on disability or to wait until the health system has been strengthened for the majority. This paper proposed four complementary arguments why it is important to focus on people with disabilities. First, this focus respects the rights of people with disabilities, including those specified in the new National Disability Policy. Second, it will be challenging to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, including those on health and other global health targets, without including people with disabilities. Third, there is a growing rationale that disability-inclusive health systems will work better for all, and fourth, that they will create cost savings. Everyone will therefore benefit when the health systems are designed for inclusion. In conclusion, a focus on disability may help to strengthen health systems for all as well as helping to achieve human rights and global development goals.

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“…The study recommends that for higher life expectancy socioeconomic conditions of Oman can be improved. Murwirapachena and Mlambo (2015) study the main indicators of average expected life of masses in Zimbabwe over the period of 1970-2012. Population growth, rate of inflation, economic growth, agricultural land, and dependency ratio are selected determinants of the expected lifetime of the masses.…”

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Socioeconomic Determinants of Gender-Specific Life Expectancy in Turkey: A Time Series Analysis

Şentürk¹,

Ali

2021

Sosyoekonomi

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This paper analyses the socioeconomic determinants of Turkey's aggregate and genderspecific life expectancies from 1971 to 2017. The stationarity of data is checked with ADF, PP, and DFGLS unit root tests, while structural breaks are determined with the help of Zivot and Andrews (2002) unit root test. Also, ARDL bound test is conducted to identify co-integration. The estimated results show that the overall level of education, purchasing power, and economic development have a significant role in deciding the average life expectancy among the Turkish population at the aggregate, while population growth and environmental degradation are found to be insignificant. Gender-wise, estimation results show that environmental degradation, purchasing power, and level of male education contribute significantly to the life expectancy of males in Turkey, while economic development and the share of the male population are found to have insignificant effects. Moreover, environmental degradation, female education, fertility rates, and the female population significantly affect females' life expectancy, while purchasing power plays a statistically insignificant role. Overall, the results suggest that Turkey's government should implement policies to increase educational attainment, stabilize purchasing power, and maintain sustainable development with controlled fertility rates for higher-level life expectancy.

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Life Expectancy In Zimbabwe: An Analysis Of Five Decades

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

Predictive capacity of country inflation rate to life expectancy at birth

Predictive capacity of country inflation rate to life expectancy at birth

Should disability-inclusive health be a priority in low-income countries? A case-study from Zimbabwe

Socioeconomic Determinants of Gender-Specific Life Expectancy in Turkey: A Time Series Analysis

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