Abstract
Subject
Health and income inequality correlation.
Significance
Income and wealth inequality are rising. This has a profound impact on population health, as it is proven to cause lower life expectancy, higher child mortality rates, higher rates of non-communicable diseases and increased deaths from violence. The relationship between income inequality and poor health is persistent across both developing and developed countries, despite policy initiatives to tackle socio-economic differentiation.
Impacts
National economies could face lower potential growth due to the loss of labour force from unhealthy portions of the population.
Disadvantaged groups will be excluded from high-quality health services, leading to higher levels of mortality and lower life expectancy.
Social services are overburdened by patients in advanced stages of disease due to inadequate prevention among disadvantaged groups.
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1. Property as Rent;SSRN Electronic Journal;2019