Factors of the life expectancy increase: country-level cluster analysis
Abstract
One of the declared national goals of Russia's development is to increase life expectancy at birth to 80 years by 2030. To achieve this, it is important to understand what factors affect life expectancy and which of these the government can influence. This paper aims to identify the main determinants of life expectancy in groups of countries that differ in the level of this indicator, and to show the place of Russia in this range. We use data on 82 countries and conduct descriptive, cluster, and correlation analysis. Our analysis shows that life expectancy in Russia is much lower than in countries with a comparable level of economic development and health care expenditures. Various factors affect public health in different ways, depending on which life expectancy cluster a country belongs to. These factors include a country’s economic development (including health care), urbanization, ecology, nutrition and lifestyles. In conclusion, we provide recommendations for public policy.
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