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Institutional Quality and Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Idrissa Ouedraogo
  • Issa Dianda
  • Iyewumi Titilope Adeyele

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The objective of this research is to identify the institutional dimensions that are the most relevant to the improvement of health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa. To this end, institutional quality measures are integrated into a health production model. This model is estimated by the Two-stage least squares method on a panel of 45 countries observed over the period 1996-2018. The data used are from the World Bank. The results show that the most relevant institutional dimensions that improve health outcomes in the region are by order: rule of law, control of corruption, government effectiveness, voice and accountability and political stability and absence of violence. For these reasons, African decision-makers who often have limited resources can focus on a few key components of these institutional qualities or their combinations to improve health outcomes in their countries.

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  • Idrissa Ouedraogo & Issa Dianda & Iyewumi Titilope Adeyele, 2020. "Institutional Quality and Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa," Research in Applied Economics, Macrothink Institute, vol. 12(4), pages 22-45, December.
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