Life Expectancy, Public Health Spending and Economic Growth in Nigeria

Ibikunle, Joseph Afolabi

doi:10.11648/j.ss.20190806.20

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“…On the other hand, if the physicians are poorly trained and less skilled, government will have to spend significant resources either for re-training or recruitment of better qualified health personnel. This result is in line with the findings by [55].…”

Section: Three Stage Least Squares (3sls) Results For Public Expendit...supporting

confidence: 93%

“…This means that there is a bi-directional causal relationship between public health expenditure and health status. This evidence is similar to Ibikunle [55] who found a bidirectional relationship between life expectancy as a measure of health outcomes and healthcare spending; but it's in contrast to some other studies such as Obienyi et al, [53]; Nwani and Kelikume [56].…”

Section: Discussion Of Empirical Resultssupporting

confidence: 83%

“…Ibikunle [55] studied life expectancy, public health spending and economic growth in Nigeria. The study covered the period, 1995-2017.…”

Section: Review Of Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

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Global Health Security: An Evaluation of Public Health Expenditure, Health Status and Economic Development in Nigeria

Chioma Ewurum,

Oseloka Okafor

2024

Sustainable Development

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This chapter examines the intersection of public health expenditure, health status, and economic development in Nigeria and their implications for global health security. Drawing on a comprehensive dataset spanning the period, 1981-2021, the study utilizes a simultaneous equation model, employing three-stage least squares for data estimation. We developed an innovative composite economic development index (EDI) that integrates the Seers’ Three-Pillars Model of Development encompassing poverty, inequality, and unemployment using principal component analysis (PCA). Additionally, the study crafted a health status index, utilizing indicators such as infant, under-five, maternal mortality rates, and crude death rate. Utilizing PCA allows for a comprehensive evaluation of economic development that encompasses both socio-economic and health dimensions. Other control variables used were adopted from the six WHO health system building blocks. Findings reveal bidirectional causal relationships between public health expenditure and health status, with a unidirectional causal relationship observed from health status to economic development. There is no direct causal link between public health expenditure and economic development, indicating an indirect impact through health status. This inferred that the impact of public health expenditure on economic development works through the health status channel. Policy recommendations include increasing budget allocations to health sector, subsidizing health services, and addressing poverty, inequality, and unemployment issues by improving health infrastructure, income levels, enhancing equitable healthcare accessibility and affordability, bolstering human resources for health in the healthcare sector and reliable power generation. These interventions are essential for fostering sustainable and inclusive economic development in Nigeria, enhancing the country’s resilience to health crises, reducing vulnerability to mortality rates and diseases, thereby contributing to global health security efforts.

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Section: Three Stage Least Squares (3sls) Results For Public Expendit...supporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Discussion Of Empirical Resultssupporting

confidence: 83%

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Global Health Security: An Evaluation of Public Health Expenditure, Health Status and Economic Development in Nigeria

Chioma Ewurum,

Oseloka Okafor

2024

Sustainable Development

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“…This implied that a rise in government spending on healthcare significantly influences the per capita GDP of a country. Similarly, Ibikunle (2019) obtained similar results and concluded that increased government spending on the health sector should be prioritized to realize the sustainable development goal of economic growth. The study employed the use of the ordinary least square (OLS) and the Granger causality post‐estimation approach to examine the influence of healthcare expenditure on the growth of GDP.…”

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The nexus between health expenditure, life expectancy, and economic growth: ARDL model analysis for Kenya

Alwago

2023

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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The study explored the causal effect analysis of healthcare spending and life expectancy on annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Kenya utilizing time series data from 2000 to 2020. Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) and error correction (ECM) models were applied to inspect the short-term and long-term equilibrium and the speed of adjustment to the long-run equilibrium owing to a disturbance in the short term, respectively. Bounds testing analysis confirmed the existence of a long-term linkage between the factors. The speed of adjustment from medium-term to long-run equilibria owing to structural breaks is statistically significant. This indicated that the system is convergent, but

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“…In addition, the longevity of life is enhanced by adequate health expenditure. Ogungbenle et al (2013) found no association between LEXP and GDP in Nigeria. Sede and Ohemeng (2015) had an unconventional result by showing that the unemployment and exchange rates are the factors that impact LEXP positively and not per capita income.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 96%

The asymmetric impact of fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption on life expectancy in Nigeria

Somoye

Özdeşer

Seraj

2023

Natural Resources Forum

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The life expectancy rate is an essential yardstick for measuring people's well–being. The healthier the population, the better the economic rate of productivity. Not many studies have investigated the asymmetric link between energy use and life expectancy. Thus, this paper addresses the gap by evaluating the impact of fossil fuel (FFEC) and renewable energy consumption (RNEW) on life expectancy (LEXP) in Nigeria from 1965–2019 using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) and Non‐linear ARDL methods. The bounds test to cointegration confirmed the presence of long‐run association. According to the findings of the ARDL technique, FFEC and RNEW improve LEXP in the long and short‐run. In addition, the NARDL result confirms that a positive shock in FFEC and RNEW improves LEXP in the long and short‐run. This study suggests that cleaner technologies should be applied to fossil fuel sources, while the importance and use of RNEW sources should be continually promoted.

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Life Expectancy, Public Health Spending and Economic Growth in Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Global Health Security: An Evaluation of Public Health Expenditure, Health Status and Economic Development in Nigeria

Global Health Security: An Evaluation of Public Health Expenditure, Health Status and Economic Development in Nigeria

The nexus between health expenditure, life expectancy, and economic growth: ARDL model analysis for Kenya

The asymmetric impact of fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption on life expectancy in Nigeria

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