Effects of state-level public spending on health on the mortality probability in India
Farahani, M.; Subramanian, S.V.; Canning, D.
Health Economics 19(11): 1361-1376
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1099-1050 PMID: 19937613 DOI: 10.1002/hec.1557Document Number: 221709
This study uses the second National Family Health Survey of India to estimate the effect of state-level public health spending on mortality across all age groups, controlling for individual, household, and state-level covariates. We use a state's gross fiscal deficit as an instrument for its health spending. Our study shows a 10% increase in public spending on health in India decreases the average probability of death by about 2%, with effects mainly on the young, the elderly, and women. Other major factors affecting mortality are rural residence, household poverty, and access to toilet facilities.
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