SSCB’nin Dağılmasıyla Bağımsızlığına Kavuşan Ülkelerde Ortalama Yaşam Süresi ile Sosyo-Ekonomik Değişkenler Arasındaki İlişkiler

Abstract

In this study, the relationships among socio-economic and environmental factors with life expectancy for countries which became independent from Soviet Union were examined. Hierarchical cluster analyses were used for determination of resembling country groups in terms life expectancy. In addition, correlation coefficient were used to be able determine linear relationships between paired socio-economic variables. And also, regression analysis used for identification of functional relationships between life expectancy and specified independent variables (predictors). The results showed that there are significant relationships between life expectancy and some socio-economic variables such as demographic, environmental and health expenditures

Keywords

• llife expectancy
• socio-economic indicators
• correlation
• regression
• ussr