Socio-Economic Determinants of Infant Mortality Rate in Turkey

Year 2021, Volume: 29 Issue: 47, 367 - 381, 25.01.2021

Birol Yetim , Şenol Demirci , Murat Konca , Gülnur İlgün , Yasin Çilhoroz

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2021.01.18

Cited By: 3

Abstract

Turkey is one of the rare countries which have significantly reduced infant mortality in recent years while it still lacks behind when compared to some countries. Thus, in this study, it was aimed to determine the socio-economic causes of infant mortality in Turkey. In this context, the percentage of women with university degrees, the percentage of health expenditure in household expenditures, the GINI coefficient, the poverty rate, the fertility rate, and the urban population percentage were considered as independent variables that could possibly affect infant mortality. Data used in panel regression analyses covers the period of 2014-2018. In the results of the study, it was determined that education level had a statistically significant and negative effect, while the fertility rate had significant and positive effect (p <0.05) on infant mortality.

Keywords

Level 2 Regions, Infant Mortality Rate, Socio-economic Factors

Türkiye’de Bebek Ölüm Hızının Sosyoekonomik Belirleyicileri

Abstract

Türkiye, son yıllarda bebek ölümlerini önemli ölçüde azaltan nadir ülkelerden biridir. Ancak halen birçok ülkenin gerisinde kalmaktadır. Bu nedenle bu çalışmada, Türkiye’de bebek ölümlerinin sosyo-ekonomik nedenlerini tespit etmek amaçlanmıştır. Bu kapsamda, üniversite mezunu kadın yüzdesi, sağlık harcamalarının hane halkı harcamaları içerisindeki yüzdesi, GİNİ katsayısı, yoksulluk oranı, doğurganlık hızı ve kentsel nüfus yüzdesi, bu çalışmanın bağımsız değişkenleri olarak ele alınmıştır. Çalışma verileri, 2014-2018 yıllarını kapsamaktadır ve çalışmanın amacına ulaşabilmek için panel regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda; eğitim düzeyinin bebek ölümleri üzerinde istatistiki açıdan anlamlı ve negatif bir etkisinin, doğurganlık hızının ise pozitif etkisinin olduğu tespit edilmiştir (p<0,05).

Keywords

Düzey 2 Bölgeleri, Bebek Ölüm Hızı, Sosyoekonomik Faktörler

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