Politics and population health: testing the impact of electoral democracy

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dc.contributor.authorPatterson, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorVeenstra, G.
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-13
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-31T01:15:40Z
dc.date.available2022-05-31T01:15:40Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis study addresses questions of whether and why electoral democracies have better health than other nations. After devising a replicable approach to missing data, we compare political, economic, and health-related data for 168 nations collected annually from 1960 through 2010. Regression models estimate that electoral democracies have 11 years of longer life expectancy on average and 62.5% lower rates of infant mortality. The association with life expectancy reduces markedly after controlling for GDP, while a combination of factors may explain the democratic advantage in infant health. Results suggest that income inequality associates independently with both health outcomes but does not mediate their associations with democracy.
dc.description.urihttps://library.macewan.ca/full-record/edselp/S1353829216300326
dc.identifier.citationPatterson, A. C., & Veenstra, G. Politics and population health: testing the impact of electoral democracy. Health & Place, 40, 66-75.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.04.011
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/1859
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectcomparative politics
dc.subjectdemocracy
dc.subjectinfant mortality
dc.subjectlife expectancy
dc.subjectpolitical regimes
dc.titlePolitics and population health: testing the impact of electoral democracy
dc.typeArticle
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