ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Impact of Environmental Quality on Healthcare Expenditures in Developing Countries: A Panel Data Approach.
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- Ambient PM₂.₅, residential greenspace, and household healthcare expenditure in Shandong, China.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Analyzing the mahakam river water quality using the geographically weighted panel regression model.MethodsX · 2026Article
- Air pollution, urban environmental quality and health expenditures: evidence from industrial cities in Iran.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Government health expenditures and health outcome nexus: a study on OECD countries.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe deterioration in environmental quality has an economic and social cost. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of environmental factors on health expenditures in developing countries.
methodTo analyze the relationship between environmental quality (air pollution and temperature) and health expenditure in thirty-three developing countries, the study uses system generalized method of moments (GMM) using data from 2000 to 2017.
resultsThe results suggest a positive effect of both air pollution and temperature on health expenditure. However, the effect is highest for government health expenditure, followed by private and total health expenditure in the studied countries. The results further suggest that the impact of environmental factors is greater in higher-income countries when we divide the studied countries into two groups, i.e., higher- and lower-income countries.
conclusionOur results are interesting and informative for the policy makers to design such policies to attain better environmental quality and social well-being. The increased healthcare expenditures due to increased air pollution and climate change necessitate for an efficient, reliable, affordable and modern energy policy by emphasizing the use of clean and renewable energy in these countries that ensure better health for the masses. Furthermore, a smart and sustainable environmentally friendly economic growth policy is necessary to ensure better health for the masses.
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