Table 1 Empirical literature summary on the nexus between ICT indicators and life expectancy
Study | Sample; study period | Method | Main findings |
|---|---|---|---|
Mithas et al. [29] | 61 countries; 2005 | Regression | A positive effect of information technology investments on male and female life expectancy |
Mimbi and Bankole [30] | 27 African countries; | Data envelopment analysis, cluster analysis, and regression | A positive effect of ICT proxied by annual telecom investment, line capacity of exchanges, International internet bandwidth, and full-time telecoms staff on life expectancy |
Lee and Kim [31] | 16 Asian countries; 2009–2014 | Regression | A positive effect of ICT indicators (broadband, mobile phone, and Internet security) on life expectancy |
Majeed and Khan [32] | 184 countries; 1990–2014 | Regression | A positive effect of ICT indicators on life expectancy |
Alzaid et al. [33] | 156 countries; 1999, 2005, and 2010 | Regression | A positive effect of the Internet on life expectancy |
Shao et al. [34] | 141 countries; 2012–2016 | Regression | A positive effect of ICT indicators on public health |
Ronaghi [35] | Middle Eastern countries; 2008–2018 | Regression | A positive effect of ICT on life expectancy |
Mlambo et al. [36] | SADC states: 2000–2018 | Cointegration and regression analysis | A weak positive effect of mobile cellular telephone subscriptions on maternal health |
Rahman and Alam [37] | Australia; 1990–2018 | ARDL approach | A positive effect of ICT on life expectancy and unidirectional causal relationship from ICT to life expectancy |
Zhang et al. [38] | 12 Asian countries; 1991–2019 | Dynamic ordinary least square and fully modified least squares | A positive effect of the Internet on life expectancy |
Byaro et al. [39] | 48 sub-Saharan Africa countries; 2000–2020 | Quantile regression | A positive effect of Internet use health outcomes |
Ilikkan Özgür et al. [40] | BRICS-T countries; 1990–2018 | ARDL | A negative effect of mobile users and Internet subscribers on short- and long-term life expectancy. |
Wang et al. [41] | 28 countries, 2000–2017 | Regression | A positive effect of mobile internet use and mobile cellular subscriptions on life expectancy and a negative effect of fixed telephone subscriptions on life expectancy |
Vaidean and Achim [42] | 185 countries; 2005–2018 | Regression | An inverted U-shaped interaction between ICT indicators and population health |