Md. Nazrul ?slam Mondal|Mahendran Shitan
Relative Importance of Demographic, Socioeconomic and Health Factors on Life Expectancy in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries
Universiti Putra Malaysia|University of Rajshahi|Universiti Putra Malaysia
attempted identify pathways demographic changes socioeconomic inequalities availability health factors influence life expectancy low lowermiddleincome countriesdata 91 countries obtained united nations agencies response variable life expectancy determinant factors demographic events total fertility rate adolescent fertility rate socioeconomic status mean years schooling gross national income per capita health factors physician density human immunodeficiency virus hiv prevalence rate path analysis used determine direct indirect total effects factors life expectancyall determinant factors significantly correlated life expectancy mean years schooling total fertility rate hiv prevalence rate significant direct indirect effects life expectancy total effect higher physician density increase life expectancywe identified several direct indirect pathways predict life expectancy findings suggest policies concentrate improving reproductive decisions increasing education reducing hiv transmission addition special attention paid emerging need increase life expectancy increasing physician density