Sociodemographic and Health Determinants of Inequalities in Life Expectancy in Least Developed Countries
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21106/ijma.43Keywords:
- Life Expectancy,
- Least Developed Countries,
- Sociodemographic Determinants of Health Factors,
- Stepwise Multiple Regression,
- Global Disparities
Abstract
Background: Life expectancy (LE) at birth is a widely used indicator of the overall development of a country. Therefore, we attempted to build up the relationships between sociodemographic and health factors with LE in the least developed countries (LDCs).
Methods: Data and necessary information of 48 LDCs were obtained from the United Nations agencies. LE was the response variable and determinant factors were sociodemographic and health related variables. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was used to extract the main factors.
Results: All predictors were found significantly correlated with LE. Finally, crude death rate, infant mortality rate, physicians density, and gross national income per capita were identified as the significant predicators of LE.
Conclusions: The findings suggest that international efforts should be aimed at increasing LE by decreasing mortality rates, and increasing physicians density and national income in the LDCs.
Downloads
Similar Articles
- Ahmad Abdulhadi, Nasiru Abdullahi, Ibrahim Yusuf, Basheer I. Waziri, Kasimu Mamuda , Husna F. Ibrahim, Khadija Muhammad, Maryam M. Ibrahim , Aisha A. Abdullahi, Hassan A. Murtala, Muhammad A. Abbas, Hamisu M. Salihu, A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on Innovative Approaches in Tuberculosis Diagnosis: Challenges and Future Directions , Vol. 15 (2026): International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
- Romuladus E. Azuine, Janna Murray, Noor Alsafi, Gopal K. Singh, Exclusive Breastfeeding and Under-Five Mortality, 2006-2014: A Cross-National Analysis of 57 Low- and-Middle Income Countries , Vol. 4 No. 1 (2015): International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
- Eshetu Bekele Worku, Selamawit Alemu Woldesenbet, Factors that Influence Teenage Antenatal Care Utilization in John Taolo Gaetsewe (JTG) District of Northern Cape Province, South Africa: Underscoring the Need for Tackling Social Determinants of Health , Vol. 5 No. 2 (2016): International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
- Gopal K. Singh, Romuladus E. Azuine, Mohammad Siahpush, Global Inequalities in Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality are Linked to Deprivation, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Human Development , Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012): International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
- Gopal K. Singh, Hyunjung Lee, Lyoung Hee Kim, Housing and Inequalities in US Life Expectancy, Child and Youth Mortality, and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality, 1979-2020: Results from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study and the National Vital Statistics System , Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
- Akinyi E. Imbo, Elizabeth K. Mbuthia, Douglas N. Ngotho, Determinants of Neonatal Mortality in Kenya: Evidence from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014 , Vol. 10 No. 2 (2021): International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
- Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah, Damilola Dada, Amber Bowers, Aruba Muhammad, Chisom Nnoli, Geographic, Health Care Access, Racial Discrimination, and Socioeconomic Determinants of Maternal Mortality in Georgia, United States , Vol. 10 No. 2 (2021): International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
- Juliana Y. Enos, Richard D. Amoako, Innocent K. Doku, Utilization, Predictors and Gaps in the Continuum of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health in Ghana , Vol. 10 No. 1 (2021): International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
- Zubairu Iliyasux, Amina A. Umar, Fatima S. Gaya, Nafisa S. Nass, Hadiza M. Abdullahi, Aminatu A. Kwaku, Taiwo G. Amole, Fatimah I. Tsiga-Ahmed, Hadiza S. Galadanci, Hamisu M. Salihu, Muktar H. Aliyu, ‘We delivered at home out of fear’: Maternity Care in Rural Nigeria During the COVID-19 Pandemic , Vol. 12 No. 1 (2023): International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
- Yaw Owusu, Prerana Medakkar, Elizabeth M. Akinnawo, Althea Stewart-Pyne, Eta E. Ashu, Emigration of skilled healthcare workers from developing countries: can team-based healthcare practice fill the gaps in maternal, newborn and child healthcare delivery? , Vol. 6 No. 2 (2017): International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
<< < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 > >>
You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright © 2015 Md Nazrul Islam Mondai, Md Monzur Morshad Nasir Ullah, Md Rafiqul Islam, Md Shafiur Rahman, Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Kazi Mohiuddin Ahmed, Mohammad Shariful Islam. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., USA.
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License , which permits others to remix, transform, and build upon the work non-commercially, provided the original author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the same terms.