A PLS-SEM Approach to Connect Fertility, GDP, and Childhood Mortality with Female life Expectancy (FLE) in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md. Mortuza Ahmmed
  • Md. Ashraful Babu
  • Mohammad Abdul Hoque
  • M. Mostafizur Rahman

Abstract

Reasonable number of studies on the effect of Female
life expectancy (FLE) upon the quality of women's lives in
developed countries has been done. Bangladesh lacks such a study.
We explore to see the effect of decreasing fertility and childhood
mortality rates on FLE in Bangladesh and evaluate the potential
impact of the demographic transition on GDP. Also, we investigate
the trends and patterns of different factors from 1995 to 2018.
Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) is
functioned to fit an appropriate model to link fertility, GDP, and
childhood mortality with FLE. The significance of the relationships
has also been assessed. Results indicate that declines in fertility and
childhood mortality have made significant improvements in FLE.
The prospects of demographic transition due to fertility decline
have been analyzed and challenges to achieve it are highlighted.

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2026-01-21

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Ahmmed, M. M., Babu, M. A., Hoque, M. A., & Rahman, M. M. (2026). A PLS-SEM Approach to Connect Fertility, GDP, and Childhood Mortality with Female life Expectancy (FLE) in Bangladesh. AIUB Journal of Science and Engineering (AJSE), 20(4). Retrieved from https://ajse.aiub.edu/index.php/ajse/article/view/109

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Vol. 20 No. 4 (2021): AJSE Volume:20 Issue:4

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