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<p>This study examines the associations between natural resource dependency and population health outcomes among developing countries from 2000 to 2020. Using a cross-national time-series analysis, it explores how resource reliance is associated with key health indicators, including life expectancy, infant mortality, and under-five mortality rates. The results show that higher resource dependency is significantly associated with poorer health outcomes—characterized by lower life expectancy and higher infant and under-five mortality rates. Mediation analysis identifies two primary pathways underlying these associations: the crowding-out of government health spending and weakened governance quality. Reduced health spending emerges as the main mediating mechanism, accounting for approximately 18–22% of the associations, while governance deterioration plays a smaller role. These associations remain robust across multiple sensitivity checks and alternative empirical models. Overall, the findings suggest that mitigating the adverse associations between natural resource dependency and population health requires policies that stabilize health financing, strengthen governance, and promote economic diversification.</p>

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Resource Dependence and Population Health Outcomes: Insights from Developing Countries (2000–2020)

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    2026年6月24日

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  • Jeremy Ko,
  • Albert Nii Dodoo

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This study examines the associations between natural resource dependency and population health outcomes among developing countries from 2000 to 2020. Using a cross-national time-series analysis, it explores how resource reliance is associated with key health indicators, including life expectancy, infant mortality, and under-five mortality rates. The results show that higher resource dependency is significantly associated with poorer health outcomes—characterized by lower life expectancy and higher infant and under-five mortality rates. Mediation analysis identifies two primary pathways underlying these associations: the crowding-out of government health spending and weakened governance quality. Reduced health spending emerges as the main mediating mechanism, accounting for approximately 18–22% of the associations, while governance deterioration plays a smaller role. These associations remain robust across multiple sensitivity checks and alternative empirical models. Overall, the findings suggest that mitigating the adverse associations between natural resource dependency and population health requires policies that stabilize health financing, strengthen governance, and promote economic diversification.