Life Expectancy and Economic Growth. A Case Study of Uganda 1988 -2015

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION i

APPROVAL ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

ABSTRACT v

TABLE OF CONTENT vi

LIST OF ACRONYMS/ABBREVITIONS viii

LIST OF FIGURES ix

LIST OF TABLES x

CHAPTER ONE 1

1.1 Background of the Study 1

1.1.1 Theoretical background 2

1.1.2 Conceptual background 3

1.1.3 Contextual background 4

1.2 Problem statement 5

1.3 Objectives of the study 5

1.3.1 General objective 5

1.3.2 Specific objective 5

1.4 Research Hypothesis 6

1.5 Scope of the Study 6

1.6. Significance of the Study 6

CHAPTER TWO 7

LITERETURE REVIEW 7

2.0 Introduction 7

2.1 Theoretical Review 7

2.2 Related literature 8

2.3 Conceptual framework 11

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CHAPTER THREE .12

METHODOLOGY 12

3.0 Introduction 12

3.1 Study design 12

3.2 Sampling method 12

3.3 Sample size 12

3.4 Data sources 12

3.5 Data collection methods 13

3.6 Data analysis 13

3.7 Model specification and estimation technique 13

CHAPTER FOUR 15

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 15

4.0 Introduction 15

4.1 Testing for stationarity 15

4.2 Testing for normality 17

4.4 Investigating the relationship between life expectancy and economic growth in Uganda

from 1988 to 2015 18

4.5 Finding out the average life expectancy in Uganda from 1988 to 2015 19

CHAPTER FIVE 20

DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS, CONLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .20

5.0 Introduction 20

5.1 Discussion 20

5.2 Conclusion 21

5.3 Recommendations 21

5.4 Further areas ofresearch 21

REFERENCES 22

APPENDIX I 24

Data on Life expectancy and GDP per capita growth in Uganda from 1988 to 2015 24