Social determinants of health — how income, education, housing, social support, and neighborhood environment shape health outcomes and drive health inequalities. Built on Berkman & Syme (1979), Marmot (2005), Cutler & Lleras-Muney (2010), Chetty et al. (2016), and Holt-Lunstad et al. (2015).
Non-medical factors — income, education, housing, social support — that shape health outcomes and drive health inequalities within and between populations.
social_support
Social SupportShare of respondents answering 'yes' to 'If you were in trouble, do you have relatives or friends you can count on?' Gallup World Poll. Ranges 0-1.
educational_attainment
Educational AttainmentHighest level of formal schooling completed, operationalized as years of schooling or credential level.
social_isolation
Social IsolationObjective lack of social contacts or relationships, measured by network size or frequency of social interaction.
life_expectancy
Life Expectancy at BirthAverage number of years a newborn is expected to live given current age-specific mortality rates.
household_income
Household IncomeAnnual pre-tax income received by all members of a household, inflation-adjusted. Primary measure of material resources for health-relevant consumption.
income_inequality
Income InequalityDegree of dispersion in income distribution, most commonly measured by the Gini coefficient (0-1 scale).
Domain: Social Determinants of Health
Non-medical factors — income, education, housing, social support — that shape health outcomes and drive health inequalities within and between populations.
Temporal scope: 1965-present | Population: General population, country-year and individual-level
Subjective wellbeing and its economic, social, and institutional determinants. Based on the World Happiness Report 2023 framework: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom of choice, generosity, and perceptions of corruption as the six key predictors of national life satisfaction.
Relationship between health spending and population health outcomes including life expectancy, infant mortality, and the contested role of public vs private expenditure. Built on WHO Commission (2001), Filmer & Pritchett (1999), and Cutler, Deaton & Lleras-Muney (2006).
Install this PAX into your Praxis instance:
praxis_import_pax("social-determinants-of-health.pax.tar.gz", install=True)