Regional differences and spatial patterns of health status of the member states in the "Belt and Road" Initiative

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0211264

	Regional differences and spatial patterns of health status of the member states in the "Belt and Road" Initiative
	Li, Jie 1,2; Xui, Fangjin 1; Sun, Zhaojun 1,2; Wang, Jinfeng 3
刊名	PLOS ONE
	2019-01-30
卷号	14 期号:1 页码:16
ISSN号	1932-6203
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0211264
通讯作者	Wang, Jinfeng(wangjf@lreis.ac.cn)
英文摘要	The strategy of the "Belt and Road" initiative aims not only to promote the cooperation and the development of economic trade, but also to boost the integration and development in multiple fields-especially in the field of health. This paper explores the health levels of member-states in the Belt and Road initiative from the perspective of regional differences and spatial patterns. Data from the 68 member-states in the Belt and Road initiative were selected from the statistical data on disease and socioeconomics in all countries from the 2015 publication by the World Bank and the World Health Organization. Health indicators that can reflect health levels of member states were selected. Moran's I and Getis-Ord Gi* were used to analyze the spatial clustering and hot/cold spots of the health status. After that a novel spatial statistical method "geographical detector" was used to analysis the spatial stratified heterogeneity of the selected health indicators. The result showed that the health level of the member states fluctuated around the world average and varied greatly within the member states. The health status of the member states showed spatial clustering, and the q-statistics of the geographical detector confirmed that the health status demonstrated statistically significant spatial heterogeneity for different continent the member states reside. In general, member states in Europe and Oceania demonstrated higher health status, while those in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa and part of Middle East have lower health status. In particular, special attention should be paid to control communicable diseases in African member states. Different regions and member states face different kinds of health threats in various degrees. Member states should strengthen health cooperation between themselves and work closely with other countries to make the "belt and road" a healthy road.
资助项目	Major Innovation Projects for Building First-class Universities in China's Western Region[ZKZD2017004] ; Major Innovation Projects for Building First-class Universities in China's Western Region in Ningxia University[ZKZD2017004]
WOS关键词	LIFE EXPECTANCY ; COUNTRIES
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
语种	英语
出版者	PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
WOS记录号	WOS:000457155600069
资助机构	Major Innovation Projects for Building First-class Universities in China's Western Region ; Major Innovation Projects for Building First-class Universities in China's Western Region in Ningxia University
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/49825]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Wang, Jinfeng
作者单位	1.Ningxia Univ, Dept Resources & Environm, Ningxia, Yinchuan, Peoples R China 2.Ningxia Univ, Ningxia China Arab Key Lab Resource Assessment &, Ningxia, Yinchuan, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, State Key Lab Resources & Environm Informat Syst, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Jie,Xui, Fangjin,Sun, Zhaojun,et al. Regional differences and spatial patterns of health status of the member states in the "Belt and Road" Initiative[J]. PLOS ONE,2019,14(1):16.
APA	Li, Jie,Xui, Fangjin,Sun, Zhaojun,&Wang, Jinfeng.(2019).Regional differences and spatial patterns of health status of the member states in the "Belt and Road" Initiative.PLOS ONE,14(1),16.
MLA	Li, Jie,et al."Regional differences and spatial patterns of health status of the member states in the "Belt and Road" Initiative".PLOS ONE 14.1(2019):16.