If you're an everyday investor looking for stocks that can deliver steadily rising dividend payouts over long periods, the healthcare sector is the right place to begin your search. People get sick during economic downturns just as often as they do when businesses are booming.

(NYSE: MDT) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) are two dividend-paying giants of the healthcare sector. Both offer yields that are far more attractive than the paltry 1.4% yield you can receive from the average stock in the benchmark S 500 index.

Here's a closer look at their recent performances to see which is most likely to deliver steadily growing payouts in the years ahead.

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Source Fool.com