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7546177

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-10-30
pubmed:abstractText
The marginal return on health expenditure in high-income countries is low, whereas that in low-income countries is comparatively high. However, there is no clear evidence that higher health expenditure is the most cost-effective way of improving health in low-income countries; consideration should be given to the alternative of raising educational levels.
pubmed:keyword
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Cost Effectiveness, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Delivery Of Health Care, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developed Countries, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Economic Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Educational Status, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Evaluation, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Evaluation Indexes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Expenditures, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Financial Activities, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Health, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Health Services, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Literacy, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Quantitative Evaluation, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Socioeconomic Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Socioeconomic Status
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0251-2432
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
287-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:otherAbstract
PIP: The author, based upon World Bank data on infant mortality, life expectancy, and years of life lost prematurely in 27 low-income and 21 high-income countries, discusses the cost-effectiveness of various outlays for better health outcomes. For every additional US$1 spent upon health per capita at the margin in low-income countries there is a decrease of one death per 1000 live births, while in high-income countries no improvement in infant mortality can be expected as a consequence of comparable expenditure. In low-income countries, the influence of educational levels upon infant mortality is much more pronounced than that of health expenditure; a 1% decrease in adult illiteracy can be expected to lead to a decline in infant mortality of 1.28 per 1000 live births. Provided that the cost of achieving such a decrease in adult illiteracy is less than $1.20 per capita, this latter approach to reducing infant mortality is more efficient than spending directly upon health. In low-income countries, an additional expenditure of $1 per capita on health together with a 1% decrease in adult illiteracy can be expected to cause an increase of approximately three months in life expectancy at birth. In high-income countries, however, life expectancy is only slightly increased by additional per capita health expenditure. Consideration should be given to raising educational levels as a way to improve health. The relative efficiencies of countries, low-income countries, and high-income countries are discussed.
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Cost-effective outlays for better health outcomes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Management, Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article