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- The magnitude of the relationship between education and health varies across conditions, but is generally large. An additional four years of education lowers five-year mortality by 1.8 percentage points; it also reduces the risk of heart disease by 2.16 percentage points, and the risk of diabetes by 1.3 percentage points.
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First, we propose that education as a personal attribute is a central conceptual component and essential element of health, similar to physical fitness. Second, we summarize the extensive literature demonstrating that formal education is a contributing cause of health.
UNESCO promotes the physical and mental health and well-being of learners through school systems that integrate health education, gender-transformative comprehensive sexuality education, and safe and inclusive learning environments. Learn how education affects health and well-being, and how UNESCO works to advance health and education outcomes for learners.
- Comparison of Health Outcomes For Countries by GDP Per Capita
- Association of Infant Mortality Rates with Enrollment Rates and Education Levels
- Association of Education Outcomes with Life Expectancy at Birth
- Association of Tertiary Enrollment and Education with Child Vaccination Rates
- Association Between Adult Education Levels and Health Expenditure
- Distribution of Life Expectancy at Birth and Tertiary Enrollment Rate
- Distribution of Infant Mortality Rates by Continent
- Association Between Child Vaccination Rates and NEET Rates
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- Association Between Adult Education Levels and Deaths from Cancer
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We first analyzed to see if our data reflected the expectation that countries with higher GDP per capita have better health status (Fig. 1). We compared the average life expectancy at birth, average infant mortality, average deaths from cancer and average potential year of life lost, for different levels of GDP per capita (Fig. 1). Figure 1 depicts...
We explored the association of infant mortality rates with the enrollment rates and adult educational levels for all countries (Fig. 2). The expectation is that with higher education and employment the infant mortality rate decreases. Figure 2depicts the analysis for all countries in the sample. The figure shows the years from 1995 to 2015 on the X...
We explored if the education outcomes of adult education level (tertiary), school life expectancy (tertiary), and NEET (not in employment, education, or training) rates, affected life expectancy at birth (Fig. 3). Our expectation is that adult education and school life expectancy, particularly tertiary, have a positive influence, while NEET has an ...
We compared the performance of tertiary education level and enrollment rates with the child vaccination rates (Fig. 5) to assess if there was a positive impact of education on preventive healthcare. In this analysis (Fig. 5), we looked for associations of child vaccination rates with tertiary enrollment and tertiary education. The analysis is for a...
It is interesting to note the relationship between health expenditure and adult education levels (Fig. 8). We expect them to be positively associated. Figure 8shows a heat map with the number of countries in different combinations of groups between tertiary and upper-secondary adult education level. We emphasize the higher levels of adult education...
The distribution of enrollment rate (tertiary) and life expectancy of all the countries in the sample can give an idea of the current status of both education and health (Fig. 10). We expect these to be positively associated. Figure 10shows two histograms with the lines representing the distribution of life expectancy at birth and the tertiary enro...
Infant mortality is an important indicator of a country’s health status. Figure 12shows the distribution of infant mortality for the continents of Asia, Europe, Oceania, North and South America. We grouped the countries in each continent into high, medium, and low, based on infant mortality rates. In Fig. 12, each bar represents a continent. All co...
We looked at the association between child vaccination rates and NEET rates in various countries (Fig. 13). We expect countries that have high NEET rates to have low child vaccination rates. Figure 13displays the child vaccination rates in the first map and the NEET rates in the second map, for all countries. The darker green color shows countries ...
We compared the trend of average smoking rate for the years 1995–201 for the continents in the sample (Fig. 14). Figure 14depicts the line charts of average smoking rates for the continents of Asia, Europe, Oceania, North and South America. All the lines show an overall downward trend, which indicates that the average smoking rate decreases with ti...
We explored if adult education levels (below-secondary, upper-secondary, and tertiary) are associated with deaths from cancer (Fig. 15) such that higher levels of education will mitigate the rates of deaths from cancer, due to increased awareness and proactive health behavior. Figure 15shows the correlations of deaths from cancer among the three ad...
This research explores the association between education and health indicators for 26 OECD countries from 1995 to 2015. It highlights the role of education as a driver of opportunity and inequality, and suggests implications for policy and intervention.
- Viju Raghupathi, Wullianallur Raghupathi
- 2020
Feb 13, 2015 · Contextual factors throughout one’s life can affect education and health. For example, biological characteristics can affect educational success and health outcomes, as can socioeconomic and environmental conditions such as poverty or material deprivation.
An additional four years of education lowers five-year mortality by 1.8 percentage points; it also reduces the risk of heart disease by 2.16 percentage points, and the risk of diabetes by 1.3 percentage points. There is a well known, large, and persistent association between education and health.
We posit that understanding the educational and macrolevel contexts in which this association occurs is key to reducing health disparities and improving population health. In this article, we briefly review and critically assess the current state of research on the relationship between education and health in the United States.
