Abstract:

Health economics is a science that examines the health structures of countries in economic terms. Health indicators, also, reveal both microeconomic and macroeconomic conditions of the health economy. The good health status of a country means gains in both social and economic terms for that country. On the other hand, economic development is reflected in health indicators. Important health indicators of G8 countries and developing countries Turkey, China and India are appear in the studuy. In this context, it is aimed to compare developing countries both among themselves and with developed countries. As a result of the evaluations, it has been observed that although Russia's health infrastructure is relatively good, it is close to developing countries in other health indicators. While it is seen that Japan has the best values in terms of health among all countries, the USA has become prominent in health expenditures. Turkey has progressed in the field of health, but this situation is progressing relatively slowly. Italy, Germany, France, Canada and England are similar in health status. China, on the other hand, is advancing rapidly in health indicators. The role of the public in health expenditures is relatively high in Turkey and Germany. It has been found that most developed countries exhibit more positive results in health indicators than developing countries.

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