HEALTH EXPENDITURES AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN CENTRAL EUROPE AND THE BALTIC REGION

Title

HEALTH EXPENDITURES AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN CENTRAL EUROPE AND THE BALTIC REGION

Creator

Singh S.; Singh A.; Mohan A.; Batola M.; Kumar N.

Description

In Central Europe and the Baltic region, healthcare expenditure has been growing slightly faster than across the euro area and in OECD countries. However, health outcomes as regards chronic diseases prove to be modest in the euro area and OECD countries compared to Central Europe and the Baltic region. Panel data analysis and country-specific regressions were conducted using World Bank data spanning from 2000 to 2019. Evidence suggests a significant correlation between private and current health expenditures and reduced mortality from chronic diseases in males, females and the total population across the panel, leading to improved longevity. Yet, public health expenditure does not correlate with a substantial reduction in mortality or a higher lifespan among the population, whether considered collectively or among males and females separately. Similarly, an increase in current health expenditure by one unit leads to significant reductions in mortality from non-communicable diseases: by 29 percent in the total population, 22 percent in females and 36 percent in males. Public health spending in Lithuania and Russia has been shown to decrease mortality from non-communicable diseases. Furthermore, chronic mortality is associated with a significant decline in labour productivity: by 42 percent in the total population, 40 percent in males and 45 percent in females. Therefore, interventions implemented through public health systems may reduce mortality from chronic conditions in the study countries. (2023), (Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University). All Rights Reserved.

Source

Baltic Region, Vol-16, No. 2, pp. 126-143.

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Subject

Baltic region; health expenditures; health outcomes; seemingly unrelated regression

Coverage

Singh S., Symbiosis International Deemed University, Lavale, Tal, Maharashtra, Pune, 412115, India; Singh A., Graphic Era Hill University, 600, Bell Road, Clement Town, Uttarakhand, Dehradun, 248002, India; Mohan A., Graphic Era Deemed to be University, 566/6, Bell Road, Clement Town, Uttarakhand, Dehradun, 248002, India; Batola M., Graphic Era Hill University, 600, Bell Road, Clement Town, Uttarakhand, Dehradun, 248002, India; Kumar N., Christ University, Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India

Rights

All Open Access; Gold Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 20798555

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2024-2-7

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