This video details the trends among countries between health expenditures as a percentage of GDP and infant mortality rate (number of deaths under the age of 1 per 1000 births). We thought that the trends would indicate a higher expenditure on health care would result in lower infant mortality and our thoughts were correct. However, we also noticed that over time, most countries in the world are spending a higher amount of money on health care expenses, perhaps noticing the benefits of a robust, healthy population. The developed countries of the world seem to be farther ahead of the rest while developing nations are still behind the curve with respect to their health care policies. The developing countries seem to have low health care expenditures and high infant mortality. We can draw the conclusion that a country's most precious resource is its citizens, and with high infant mortality (as high as 1/10 of births) they are severely limiting their ability to grow as a nation if their greatest assets are not alive. Developing countries should spend more on health care to help their population grow and stay healthy if they wish to join the developed nations in the world class structure.
Eric Gerrits and Gavin Falcona
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