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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS


The Determinants of Life Expectancy—A Case of Four Largest Cities in China


Author(s): Francis Cai, Ge Zhang

Citation: Francis Cai, Ge Zhang, (2018) "The Determinants of Life Expectancy—A Case of Four Largest Cities in China," Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 20, Iss.2,  pp. 34-47

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

With the sample data from the four largest cities in China, we have examined various impacts of
economic growth and government expenditure in health-related fields on life expectancy. Our analysis
shows that several factors have contributed to the increase of average life expectancy. In summary, each
additional 100 units of GDP per capita, hospital bed and healthcare technician will improve average life
expectancy by 1.6 days, 1.8 days and 1 day respectively. Our research will shed some lights on factors
that impact life expectancy in Chinese urbanized areas and also help to make a global comparison
between metropolitan cities around the world.