The Power of Multidimensional Poverty in Explaining Life Expectancy: Empirical Evidence from Cross-Sectional Data of 62 Developing Countries

The Power of Multidimensional Poverty in Explaining Life Expectancy: Empirical Evidence from Cross-Sectional Data of 62 Developing Countries

Background: We examined whether multidimensional poverty index (MPI) explained variations in life expectancy (LE) better than income poverty; and assessed the relative importance of MPI indicators in influencing LE. Methods: Cross-sectional data from 62 developing countries were used to run seve...

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Main Authors: Khaled TAFRAN, Makmor TUMIN, Ahmad Farid OSMAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Multidimensional poverty
Life expectancy
Inequality
Income
Developing countries
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/13864

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