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: Received: 9 September 2024 / Approved: 10 September 2024 / Online: 10 September 2024 (17:07:01 CEST)
How to cite:
An-Vo, D. A. Achieving Sustainable Development through Electrification: An Empirical Analysis of Electrification and Health Vulnerability in Developing Countries. Preprints2024, 2024090745. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0745.v1
An-Vo, D. A. Achieving Sustainable Development through Electrification: An Empirical Analysis of Electrification and Health Vulnerability in Developing Countries. Preprints 2024, 2024090745. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0745.v1
An-Vo, D. A. Achieving Sustainable Development through Electrification: An Empirical Analysis of Electrification and Health Vulnerability in Developing Countries. Preprints2024, 2024090745. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0745.v1
APA Style
An-Vo, D. A. (2024). Achieving Sustainable Development through Electrification: An Empirical Analysis of Electrification and Health Vulnerability in Developing Countries. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0745.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
An-Vo, D. A. 2024 "Achieving Sustainable Development through Electrification: An Empirical Analysis of Electrification and Health Vulnerability in Developing Countries" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0745.v1
Abstract
Reliable access to electricity has become a necessity worldwide, and without it, no country can operate health systems and achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, while developed countries have been successfully electrified for many decades, most developing countries have fallen short, contributing to significant impacts, particularly the health sector. The present study explores the relationship between electrification and health vulnerability in developing countries between 1990 and 2020 using the Feasible Generalized Least Square (FGLS) approach. The varied electrification across countries motivates the use of non-linear associations between electrification and health vulnerability. We demonstrate that electrification and health vulnerability have an inverted U-shaped association. Further analysis indicates that most developing countries have achieved a mature level of an inverted U-shaped curve, showing a reduction in health vulnerability with increasing electrification. There are few developing countries, mainly African countries, struggling to reach maturity. The results of this study indicate the need for increased access to electrification, in combination with a reduction in the use of biomass and fossil fuel feedstocks, to mitigate health vulnerability in developing countries.
Keywords
Electrification; Health vulnerability; Feasible Generalized Least Square Method Inverted U-shaped curve; Developing countries
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Health Policy and Services
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
