Has Global Health Been Rigorously Compared With Other Cause Areas?

It seems like, in context to EA, if you're interested in helping people at a global scale (and not focused on global catastrophic risks), you're probably focused on global health.

I am wondering: Is there a clear reason EAs focus on global health over other cause areas such as education, women's rights, economic growth, democracy, corruption, international relations, and other broad improvements to society?

Like, has there been any kind of rigorous research that suggests we should focus much more on global health in the poorest parts of the world as opposed to women's empowerment in middle income countries or reducing gang violence in Central America?