Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care

Öz

Aims: The aim of this study was to reveal the relationship between the sustainable development indicators index score and mortality, including maternal deaths, deaths under the age of five (u5mortality) traffic deaths, and death of non-communicable disease (NCD mortality).
Methods: Panel data method was used in the analyses, mortality rates independent variables belonging to 11 OECD countries with regular data between 2000-2020; sustainable development indicators index score was considered as the dependent variable.
Results: According to the results of the least squares analysis, a 1% increase in maternal mortality reduced the sustainable development index score by 0.021%; a 1% increase in under five years mortality reduced the sustainable development index score by 0.037%; a 1% increase in NCD mortality reduced the sustainable development index score by 0.044%; a 1% increase in trafficmortality reduced the sustainable development index score by 0.016% (p<0.01). A Granger-type causality relationship was identified in different directions between the Sustainable Development Index score and various types of mortality. Additionally, it has been observed that the variables exhibit a long-term relationship. The results of this research explain that long-term mortality rates account for approximately 10% of all sustainable development-related indicators, emphasizing that a healthy social structure is a fundamental requirement for the sustainable development of countries.
Conclusion: Therefore, according to the empirical evidence obtained from the research, the increase in mortality negatively affects the SDG index score in the countries under analysis.