Comparative life expectancy in Africa
By: F. Desmond McCarthy, Holger Wolf.
Contributors: Wolf, Holger C.; World Bank. Development Research Group. Public Service Delivery.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2668; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2668.
Publisher: World Bank, Development Research Group, Public Service Delivery
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Life expectancy -- Africa.; Income -- Health aspects -- Africa.; Water quality -- Health aspects -- Africa.; Health services accessibility -- Africa.; Sanitation -- Health aspects -- Africa.; Women -- Education -- Health aspects -- Africa.
Description: Health outcomes are positively correlated with income, but the link is far from uniform. The key variables associated with good health outcomes (controlling for health expenditures) are access rates to health services, to clean water and sanitation, and to education, particularly for women.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 17).
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