An efficient health system increases individuals’ output through improvements in physical energy and mental activities. This study investigates the effect of health position on industrial productivity in Nigeria model from 1980 to 2020. Adopting the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL), the results showed that in both short-run and long-run periods, changes in rates of mortality, morbidity, literacy and life expectancy significantly affect the level of industrial productivity in Nigeria. However, in the long run, while economic growth and labour productivity positively affect industrial productivity, their impact on the dependent variable was abysmal. The findings, therefore, suggest that there’s a need for the government at all levels to subsidize medical services as well as not only increase funding for the health sector but ensure that allocated funds reach the target population through effective monitoring and appraising of the operations of the health sector.

Keywords: Health, Industrial, Productivity, Growth, Outcome

JEL Classification: I1; L6; O4