International Journal of Public Policy and Administration Research 2313-0423 2312-6515 10.18488/journal.74.2019.61.23.32 International Journal of Public Policy and Administration Research Public Health Expenditure, Economic Growth and Health Outcomes in Nigeria International Journal of Public Policy and Administration Research International Journal of Public Policy and Administration Research 03-2019 2019 03-2019 03-2019 6 1 23 32 18 Oct 2018 31 Dec 2018 It is argued that while increase in budgetary allocation to social services is highly desirable, it is not sufficient to guarantee enhancement in better health outcome. This paper links public health expenditure, economic growth and health outcomes and the causality among them using Nigeria data. The finding suggests increase in public health expenditure has decreased infant mortality rate while infant mortality rate is negatively correlated with economic growth. Interestingly, the direction of causality among public health expenditure, infant mortality rate and growth is unidirectional, from public health expenditure to growth.