The correlation analysis between Quality of Life (QoL) and economic growth: a study of Malaysia / Mohd Zain MohdSaip

The quality of life (QoL) is a well-known measurement to compare citizens life facilities across countries of the world but to extent are improvements in quality of life associated with economic growth. Many researchers reveal that quality of life (QoL) conditions almost always point to a strong positive association with real GDP per capita. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between quality of life and economic growth of Malaysia. Morever we also want to examine whether improvements in quality of life is associated with economic growth. In this paper four indicator of quality of life are discussed and tested. This indicator consisting of crime rate, mortality rate, carbon dioxide emission and unemployment rate. The results of some statistical calculations showed that there are positive correlation between GDP pc, crime rate, mortality rate, carbon dioxide emission and unemployment rate. The findings of the study were further discussed.