Background: As a way of tackling child mortality, many countries in the world depend on
their respective health-care system. But governments of most countries in Africa are yet to
provide robust funding of their health-care systems as many people still depend on the out-
of-pocket payment to receive health services. Against this backdrop, this study used annual
panel data to assess the effect of health-care expenditure and immunisation on the under-ve
mortality rate in 30 selected African countries for the period 2000-2017. Methods: Multiple …

Background: As a way of tackling child mortality, many countries in the world depend on
their respective health-care system. But governments of most countries in Africa are yet to
provide robust funding of their health-care systems as many people still depend on the out-
of-pocket payment to receive health services. Against this backdrop, this study used annual
panel data to assess the effect of health-care expenditure and immunisation on the under-
five mortality rate in 30 selected African countries for the period 2000-2017. Methods …