The impact of income inequality on population health: empirical evidence from middle- and low-income countries

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This research work aims to empirically verify the nature of the relationship between income inequality measured by the GINI index and population health measured by life expectancy at birth in a sample of 16 middle and low income countries during the period (2002-2018) using the static panel data models estimations.

The results of estimating the fixed-effect model (FEM) as the most suitable model for the data of this study showed that income inequality has a significant negative impact on the population health.