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The Strategic Role of Infant Mortality in the Process of Economic Growth: An Application for High Income OECD Countries
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health one necessary elements order socially develop society providing quality affordable healthcare one important challenges facing many nations developing pervading health services accelerate socioeconomic development thus strong relation level social welfare health measure development rate per capita income also includes basis social indicators infant mortality rate life expectancy health expenditure education using panel data analysis techniques study investigates empirically relationship economic growth infant mortality one basis variables health sector period 19702007 sample 25 high income oecd countries empirical evidence reveals significant negative relationship infant mortality rate real per capita gdp selected countries concluded infant mortality rate countries decreased countries became rich powerful new levels strategic thinking find innovative solutions important role decreasing infant mortality rate growing economic power countries