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The macro-level effect of religiosity on health.

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An issue that has not yet been explored in the religiosity-health literature is the macro-level effect of religiosity on health-the effect of the religiosity of a society on the absolute… Click to show full abstract

An issue that has not yet been explored in the religiosity-health literature is the macro-level effect of religiosity on health-the effect of the religiosity of a society on the absolute health of the population of that society as a whole. We address this issue using two panel datasets: The first is a time-series cross-sectional panel dataset for 17 countries from 1925 to 2000. The second is a cross-sectionally dominated panel dataset of up to 92 countries for the period 1981-2016. Our main findings are as follows: first, religiosity has a significant negative causal effect on health at the macro level; second, a substantial part of this effect can be attributed to an indirect effect via public health expenditures; and third, changes in population health do not cause significant changes in societal religiosity.

Keywords: health; religiosity; religiosity health; effect religiosity; macro level

Journal Title: Health economics
Year Published: 2022

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