“…Economic growth is pro-cyclical for health progress, raising life expectancy and lowering mortality, as reported by Pritchett and Summers (4), Filmer and Pritchett (5), Gerdtham and Johannesson (6), Svensson (7), Baird et al (8), Weil (9), Sharma (10), and Cole (11). In contrast, some studies show a link between economic growth and mortality, a counter-cyclical relationship as reported by Ruhm (12,13), Cutler et al (14), Economou et al (15), Granados (16), van den Berg et al (17).…”