Health, wealth, and welfare

Bloom, D.E.; Canning, D.; Jamison, D.T.

Finance and Development 41(1): 10-15

2004


Document Number: 257529
The impact of health, life expectancy, morbidity and mortality on gross domestic product per capita is discussed, using how improved health care contributed to economic growth in East Asia, as well as the devastating economic impact of acquired immune deficiency syndrome in sub-Saharan Africa as examples.

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