Table 1: Summation of all reviewed articles by year, author, type of study, country and relationship that was found in articles

Year Authors Type of Study Country Relationship*
2016 Jakovljevic Commentary article Japan Yes – Elderly and HCE
2016 Jakovljevic and Getzen Data Report Low and middle income country, BRICS, N-11 Yes – GDP and THC
2014 Rao et al. Original article, Cross-sectional BRICS Yes – GDP and health care
2001 Hashmati Original article, Cross-sectional OECD Yes – GDP and HCE
2002 Gerdtham and Lothgren Original article, Cross-sectional OECD Yes – GDP and HCE
2013 Lago-Peñas Original article OECD Yes – Per capita income, GDP and HCE
2012 Elmi and Sadeghi Original article Developing countries Yes – Income and GDP
2017 Cetin and Ecevit Original article, OECD Yes – GDP and HCE
2015 Ollivaud and Turner Review article OECD Yes – Global crisis and GDP
2017 Kouki et al. Review and original article Emerging and developed countries Yes – Financial crisis and GDP
2014 Majdi and Younes Data report Developed,
emerging, and countries in development		 No – Crisis and GDP
2017 Zaman et al. Data report Bangladesh Yes – GDP, income and HCE
2012 Eryiğit et al. Original article Turkey Yes – Education, HCE and economic growth
2017 Piabuo and Tieguhong Review article CEMAC Yes – HCE and economic growth
2011 Mehrara and Musai Original article Oil exporting countries No – GPD and HCE
2017 Ali et al Original article, Panel study Pakistan, China, India, and Bangladesh No - Health expenditure and GDP
2016 Wouters and McKee Review OECD Yes – HC and private funding
2013 Yi et al. Original article, comparative analysis CIVETS Yes – Economics growth
2016 Akadre Original article CIVETS Yes – Economics growth
2006 Le et al. Original article Vietnam Yes – Private sector development and economic growth
2015 Tomé, and Goyal Original article India Yes – Human resource development, education, and economic growth
2013 Sghari and Hammami Original article Developed
Countries		 Yes – Bilateral causality GDR and HCA
2016 Bedir Original article Developing countries Yes – Income, GDP and HCE
2007 Collier and Goderis Original paper Developed and developing countries Yes – Income and HCE
2012 Mehrara et al. Original article, Panel study MENA Yes – HCE and GDP
2007 Costa Font and Pons Novell Original article Spanish region Yes – Insurance and HCE
2009 Mehrdad Commentary article Iran Yes – Health system and HCE
2016 Rezaei et al. Original article Iran Yes – GDP per capita, degree of urbanization, illiteracy rate and HCE
2012 Magazzino and Mele Original article, Panel study Italy Yes – GDP, unemployment rate, the number of beds in community hospitals, urbanization, % of the population and HCE
2011 Bilgel and Tran Original article, Panel study Canada Yes – GDP, urbanization and HCE
2014 Jakovljevic Commentary article Serbia Yes – GDP growth
2014 Jakovljevic Original article BRICS Yes – Insurance and HCE
2011 Jakovljevic et al. Original article Serbia Yes – HCE growth
2013 Jakovljevic Review article Southeastern Europe Yes – HCE studies and HCE growth
2016 Jakovljevic et al. Original article Eastern Europe Yes – GDP and HCE growth
1989 Kim and Chun Original article Korea Yes – Increase in hospital bed, degree of urbanization and HCE
2002 Lee and Jung Original article Korea Yes – Population size, elder population, number of physicians and HCE
2004 Tchoe et al. Original article, Panel study Korea Yes – GDP, elderly and HCE
2012 Squires Original article United States Yes – Higher prices, more accessible technology, and HCE
2013 Kimyoung et al. Original article Korea Yes – Elderly population, GDP and HCE
2006 Leal et al. Original article European Union Yes – Noncommittal diseases and HCE
2014 Fanourgiakis and Kanoupakis Original article European Union Yes – Noncommittal diseases and HCE
2015 Petrou Original article Cyprus Yes – Number of emergency room visits, number of unnecessary laboratory tests and HCE
2014 Petrou Original article Cyprus Yes – Pharmaceutical expenditureand HCE
2017 Abdullah et al. Original article Asia Yes – Income and HCE
2014 Lv et al. Original article African Yes – GDP, income and HCE
2008 Clemente et al. Original article OECD Yes – Non-pharmaceutical expenditure and HCE
2019 Dinçerand Yuksel Review article E7 countries YES – Economic growth and HCE

*Answers YES/NO implies that there was/was not found relationship between examined variables