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Determinants of Child Health Inequalities in Developing Countries: a New Perspective

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This essay analyzes the determining factors in the differences in child health. To achieve this, we present a cross-sectional model for 88 developing countries, using two measures of child health inequalities: the infant mortality rate by wealth quintiles and the infant mortality rate by maternal educational level. We conclude that a lower inequality in the distribution of income, greater public health expenditures, and the introduction of capitalism in these countries decrease inequalities in health.

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  1. Department of Economics and Business, University of Almeria, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 14120, Almeria, Spain

    Ignacio Amate-Fortes, Almundena Guarnido-Rueda & Agustin Molina-Morales

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Amate-Fortes, I., Guarnido-Rueda, A. & Molina-Morales, A. Determinants of Child Health Inequalities in Developing Countries: a New Perspective. Soc 53, 641–646 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-016-0072-y

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