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Population Health and Economic Growth

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dc.contributor.authorBloom, David E.
dc.contributor.authorCanning, David
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-28T20:25:07Z
dc.date.available2017-08-28T20:25:07Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractHealth is a direct source of human welfare and also an instrument for raising income levels. The authors discuss a number of mechanisms through which health can affect income, focusing on worker productivity, children's education, savings and investment, and demographic structure. As well as the impact of current illness, health may have large effects on prospective life spans and life cycle behavior. Studies suggest there may be a large effect of health and nutrition in uteri, and in the first few years of life, on physical and cognitive development and economic success as an adult. Macroeconomic evidence for an effect on growth is mixed, with evidence of a large effect in some studies. However, there is a possibility that gains from health may be outweighed by the effect of increased survival on population growth, until a fertility transition occurs. The low cost of some health interventions that have large-scale effects on population health makes health investments a promising policy tool for growth in developing countries. In addition, higher priority could be given to tackling widespread 'neglected' diseases that is, diseases with low mortality burdens that are not priorities from a pure health perspective, but that do have substantial effects on productivity.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/599491468151504321/Population-health-and-economic-growth
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/28036
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/28036
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCommission on Growth and Development Working Paper;No. 24
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectABORTION
dc.subjectACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectADULT HEALTH
dc.subjectADULT MORTALITY
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectAIDS EPIDEMIC
dc.subjectAIDS ORPHANS
dc.subjectANAEMIA
dc.subjectASCARIASIS
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBABY BOOM
dc.subjectBLINDNESS
dc.subjectBRAIN
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectBURDEN OF DISEASE
dc.subjectBURDEN OF MALARIA
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASE
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION
dc.subjectDEATH RATES
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEWORMING
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISEASE BURDEN
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROL
dc.subjectDRUG ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY MARRIAGE
dc.subjectECLAMPSIA
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectEDUCATION OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEFFECTS OF POPULATION
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectENDEMIC AREAS
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFACT SHEET
dc.subjectFALL IN MORTALITY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectFERTILITY TRANSITION
dc.subjectFERTILITY TRANSITIONS
dc.subjectFETUS
dc.subjectFEWER CHILDREN
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFUTURE GENERATIONS
dc.subjectGIRLS IN SCHOOL
dc.subjectGLOBAL AGENDA
dc.subjectGLOBAL HEALTH
dc.subjectGLOBAL POPULATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE COSTS
dc.subjectHEALTH CONDITIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH ECONOMICS
dc.subjectHEALTH EFFECTS
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHEALTH IMPACT
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICIES
dc.subjectHEALTH POPULATION
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHELMINTHIC INFECTIONS
dc.subjectHEMORRHAGE
dc.subjectHIGH DEATH RATES
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectHOOKWORM
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD POVERTY
dc.subjectHUMAN BIOLOGY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHUMAN WELFARE
dc.subjectHUNGER
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectILL HEALTH
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectIMPACT OF AIDS
dc.subjectIMPAIRMENTS
dc.subjectIMPROVEMENTS IN MORTALITY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectINFECTION
dc.subjectINFLAMMATION
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTESTINAL WORMS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectIODINE DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectIRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
dc.subjectISOLATION
dc.subjectJOURNAL OF MEDICINE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectLARGE POPULATIONS
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLONGEVITY
dc.subjectLOW FERTILITY
dc.subjectLYMPHATIC FILARIASIS
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALARIA TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectMALNOURISHED CHILDREN
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL EXPENSES
dc.subjectMEDICAL FACILITIES
dc.subjectMEDICAL RECORDS
dc.subjectMEDICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectMENSTRUATION
dc.subjectMENTAL RETARDATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORBIDITY AND MORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY DECLINE
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMORTALITY REDUCTION
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATURAL DEATH
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF BIRTHS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF GIRLS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPANDEMIC
dc.subjectPARASITIC DISEASES
dc.subjectPARASITOLOGY
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR HEALTH
dc.subjectPOOR NUTRITION
dc.subjectPOPULATION AGE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION DECLINES
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectPOPULATION EXPLOSION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION PRESSURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREMATURE DEATH
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POPULATION
dc.subjectRISK OF DEATH
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCARCE RESOURCES
dc.subjectSCHISTOSOMIASIS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE FARMING
dc.subjectTREATMENT
dc.subjectTRICHURIASIS
dc.subjectTROPICAL DISEASES
dc.subjectTROPICAL MEDICINE
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNSAFE ABORTION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWORLD POPULATION
dc.subjectYELLOW FEVER
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULT
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.titlePopulation Health and Economic Growthen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2010-11-08
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-15T11:35:58.300543Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/599491468151504321/Population-health-and-economic-growth
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okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Disease Control & Prevention
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Systems Development & Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Demographics
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Early Child and Children's Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Theory & Research
okr.unitAFT: HD Front Office (AFTHD)
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