Chhabi Lal Ranabhat|Joel Atkinson|Myung-Bae Park|Chun-Bae Kim|Mihajlo Jakovljevi?
The Influence of Universal Health Coverage on Life Expectancy at Birth (LEAB) and Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE): A Multi-Country Cross-Sectional Study
Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences|Yonsei University|Hankuk University of Foreign Studies|Yonsei University|Pai Chai University|Yonsei University|University of Kragujevac
background substantial differences long term health outcomes across countries particularly terms life expectancy birth leab healthy life expectancy hale socioeconomic status disease prevention approaches life style health financing systems influence longterm health goals life expectancy within context universal health coverage uhc expected influence life expectancy comprehensive health policy aim study investigate relationship universal health coverage uhc life expectancy method multicountry crosssectional study performed drawing different sources data world health organization undpeducation world bank 193 un member countries applying administrative record linkage theory descriptive statistics ttests pearson correlations hierarchical linear regressions utilized appropriate result global average healthy life years shown 6134 840 life expectancy birth 7000 93 standardized coefficients regression analysis found uhc 034 child vaccination diphtheria pertussis tetanus3 017 sanitation coverage 031 associated significantly increased life expectancy birth contrast population growth associated decrease 029 likewise unit increases child vaccination dpt 3 sanitation uhc would increase healthy life expectancy considerably 018 031 040 respectively whereas population growth reduces healthy life expectancy 028 conclusion universal health coverage uhc comprehensive health system approach facilitates wide range health services significantly improves life expectancy birth healthy life expectancy study suggests specific programs achieve uhc considered countries seen sufficient gains life expectancy part wider push achieve sustainable development goal sdg