Compare the effect of public and private health expenditures on health status d-8 member countries

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of public and private health expenditures on health status D-8 member countries during the period 2020-1995. In this research, the Panel Data model was used.

The statistical population studied in this research includes D-8 group member countries research. Time series information about these countries was collected from reputable international sources, including the World Bank, which using Eviews software was tested. Variables used in this study include: health status (infant mortality rate), human capital, economic growth, public health expenditures, private health expenditures, and urbanization rates.

The results of the study indicate a negative and significant effect of public and private health costs on mortality Infants, but the impact of public spending has been greater than the private sector. In other words, allocating the government budget it has a greater impact on the health sector than the private sector in reducing infant mortality. On this health expenditures, and urbanization rates. It can be argued that increasing the cost of public health care can make significant progress in improving health and accelerating development goals to reduce infant mortality in these countries.

The results showed that the use of public health costs in this group of countries with respect that it has a greater effect than other model variables in reducing neonatal mortality could be as a vital factor in improving health states and even the distribution of resources.