The Relationship between Distribution of Income and Health Economy in Iran

This paper studies the reciprocal effects of the two important socioeconomic issues, i.e. inequality of income- health through definition of two indices of health in 30 provinces of the country during 1982-2006. Evaluation of the model in the framework of the said analytical and consolidated data is stable in Pool System and fixed effects method. Although health depends on both factors of average income and income inequality, but based on the investigations, the society health is more influenced by income inequality. Therefore, we can see more health in the society with lower income inequality. The inter-provincial studies performed in various income groups shows that the income inequality is more effective on health of society in the provinces with high and low income. The general conclusions gained from social variables indicate that health situation has positive correlation with education or training; health care and number of insured and also health has strong negative correlation with income inequality and finally weak positive correlation with income average.