Economic level and human longevity: Spatial and temporal variations and correlation analysis of per capita GDP and longevity indicators in China

Wang, Shaobin; Luo, Kui; Liu, Yonglin; Zhang, Shixi; Lin, Xiao-Xu; Ni, Runxiang; Tian, Xinglei; Gao, Xing

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2015.03.004

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“…Meanwhile, the longevity index was significantly and negatively correlated with socio-economic development in 2010. Similar result was obtained by Wang [ 38 , 53 ]. Socio-economic development plays a role in promoting life, but this function cannot be proven statistically.…”

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Spatio-Temporal Variation of Longevity Clusters and the Influence of Social Development Level on Lifespan in a Chinese Longevous Area (1982–2010)

Qin

Xia

et al. 2017

IJERPH

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The study aims to determine the spatial and temporal variation of a longevous region and explore the correlation between longevity and socioeconomic development. Population data at the township level were obtained from the last four population censuses (1982–2010). Five main lifespan indicators and the Human Development Index (HDI) were calculated. Getis-Ord G*, Gravity modeling, and Pearson’s r between lifespan indicators and HDI were applied. In this study, a stable longevous gathering area was discovered in Hechi during different periods. Under the influence of social and economic development, more longevous areas appeared. However, the effects of genetic and natural environmental factors on longevity were always dominant in this remote and mountainous city. Furthermore, longevity indicators lacked any significant correlation with life expectancy. No significant positive correlation was detected between lifespan indicators and HDI. Thus, we conclude that lifespan indicators can determine the spatial distribution and variation pattern of longevity from multiple dimensions. The geographical scope of longevity in Hechi City is gradually expanding, and significant spatial clustering was detected in southwestern, southern, and eastern parts of Hechi. This study also found that social economic development is likely to have a certain impact on new longevous areas, but their role on extreme longevity is not significant.

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Spatio-Temporal Variation of Longevity Clusters and the Influence of Social Development Level on Lifespan in a Chinese Longevous Area (1982–2010)

Qin

Xia

et al. 2017

IJERPH

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“…It has been proposed that life expectancy is influenced by multiple factors, with environmental and socio-economic factors considered to be two of the most important (Christensen and Vaupel, 1996;Cournil and Kirkwood, 2001;Gonos, 2000;Hosseinpoor et al, 2012;Huang et al, 2009;Kawata, 2009;Sun et al, 2014;Wang et al, 2015b). People in more developed areas tend to have higher average life expectancy (United Nations Development Programme (Ghana), 2011) and Wang et al (2015a) have demonstrated that life expectancy is affected by both contemporaneous and historical GDP per capita significantly. Moreover, surveys conducted in Northern China have indicated that a large increase of total suspended particulates air pollution can cause the decrease of life expectancy (Chen et al, 2013).…”

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Public health in China: An environmental and socio-economic perspective

Song

Hao

et al. 2016

Atmospheric Environment

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“…Cole's (2019) analysis on 134 developing countries shows that a five year economic growth rate in per capita GDP increases life expectancy and reduces infant mortality. Wang et al (2015) also show that life expectancy has significant positive correlation with GDP per capita in China, GDP per capita being related with better living conditions and more public investments in the healthcare system. Also for China, according to Xinming et al (2010), the main obstacles that influence life expectancy are economic factors, such as poverty, education, basic sanitation.…”

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“…In other words, if GDP per capita increases, the growth effect is attenuated. Wang et al (2015) also consider that economic condition may influence in a limited manner human longevity.…”

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An overview on the correlation between the economic status of a country and the population’s health indicators

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Manole

Motofei

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

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In this paper, the authors aim to measure the influence of the macroeconomic indicators that characterize a national economy on some key national health indicators. The purpose is to obtain an updated evaluation of the population medical status, under the impact of either growth or economic decline. The analysis focuses especially on Romania but also on other countries, to be able to investigate comparatively national indicators and trends. Multiple data sources have been used for an in-depth analysis, to fit in an appropriate manner the purpose of the study. Static and econometric data analysis software was applied on primary data, as analysis instruments. The correlation coefficient and the regression were the tools used to obtain the study conclusions. We start from the premise that the potential of statistic data sources, combined with the processing power of the data analysis tools would be able to lead to the best result. We have also reviewed the previous studies performed on the same topic and, along with our data, the obtained conclusions should have a certain value and interest not only for current needs and utilization, but also for future researches. The authors are aware of the direct influence between the macroeconomic status (or performance) indicators and the indicators that characterize the health of the population, and will attempt to measure the intensity of this impact on several key selected domains.

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Economic level and human longevity: Spatial and temporal variations and correlation analysis of per capita GDP and longevity indicators in China

Cited by 40 publications

References 32 publications

Spatio-Temporal Variation of Longevity Clusters and the Influence of Social Development Level on Lifespan in a Chinese Longevous Area (1982–2010)

Spatio-Temporal Variation of Longevity Clusters and the Influence of Social Development Level on Lifespan in a Chinese Longevous Area (1982–2010)

Public health in China: An environmental and socio-economic perspective

An overview on the correlation between the economic status of a country and the population’s health indicators

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