the findings show that health expenditure has a positive effect on reducing child mortality only for uppermiddleincome and highincome countries whereas for lowincome and lowermiddleincome countries health spending does not have a significant impact on child health status it is also found that at lower development levels public health spending has a greater effect on mortality rates than private expenditure while at high development levels private health expenditure has a positive impact on child mortality today combating this scourge is considered a key policy objective and strategy