Table 9.6.

Results of regression modelling.

VariablesNeonatal Mortality/ 1,000 Live BirthsInfant Mortality/ 1,000 Live BirthsUnder-five Years Mortality/ 1,000 Live BirthsMortality from Diabetes, Age 19 Years and Under/ 100,000 PopulationMortality from Epilepsy, Age 19 Years and Under/ 100,000 Population
Two-year lagTwo-year lagTwo-year lagTwo-year lagTwo-year lag
Log GDP per capita PPP−1.255***
[0.363]
−1.565***
[0.361]
−2.012***
[0.555]
−2.441***
[0.548]
−2.388***
[0.665]
−2.848***
[0.635]
0.018
[0.019]
−0.026
[0.017]
0.091
[0.067]
−0.083
[0.062]
Out-of-pocket as % total health expenditure0.027**
[0.014]
0.036***
[0.014]
0.014
[0.021]
0.036*
[0.021]
0.023
[0.025]
0.058**
[0.025]
0.002**
[0.001]
0.002***
[0.001]
0.004
[0.003]
0.005*
[0.003]
% of population in urban areas−0.026*
[0.016]
−0.005
[0.015]
−0.033
[0.024]
0.008
[0.024]
−0.050*
[0.028]
−0.014
[0.027]
−0.001
[0.001]
−0.001
[0.001]
0.002
[0.003]
0.003
[0.002]
Paediatricians/100,000 population−0.017**
[0.007]
−0.019***
[0.007]
−0.032***
[0.010]
−0.035***
[0.010]
−0.037***
[0.012]
−0.039***
[0.012]
−0.000
[0.000]
−0.001*
[0.000]
−0.000
[0.001]
−0.002*
[0.001]
GPs/100,000 population−0.008*
[0.004]
−0.013***
[0.004]
−0.019***
[0.006]
−0.031***
[0.007]
−0.021***
[0.008]
−0.027***
[0.008]
−0.000**
[0.000]
−0.000
[0.000]
−0.002***
[0.001]
−0.002**
[0.001]
Nurses/100,000 population0.000
[0.000]
−0.000
[0.000]
0.000
[0.000]
0.000
[0.000]
0.000
[0.000]
0.000
[0.000]
−0.000
[0.000]
0.000
[0.000]
−0.000
[0.000]
0.000
[0.000]
Non-lagged variables          
% of population <= 19 years0.421***
[0.031]
0.321***
[0.033]
0.651***
[0.047]
0.534***
[0.051]
0.763***
[0.056]
0.589***
[0.058]
0.013***
[0.002]
0.011***
[0.002]
0.033***
[0.006]
0.033***
[0.006]
Financing (state=1 vs societal=0)−0.008
[0.660]
0.060
[0.602]
0.149
[1.030]
0.120
[0.953]
0.084
[1.147]
0.078
[1.020]
−0.001
[0.021]
−0.004
[0.017]
−0.004
[0.090]
−0.031
[0.077]
Service provision (state=1 vs private=0)−1.072
[0.723]
−0.994
[0.662]
−2.075*
[1.128]
−2.007*
[1.047]
−2.254*
[1.259]
−1.994*
[1.123]
−0.022
[0.023]
−0.014
[0.019]
−0.215**
[0.099]
−0.164*
[0.085]
Primary care overall score (strong= 1 vs weak=0)0.229
[0.693]
0.178
[0.637]
0.413
[1.080]
0.538
[1.005]
0.556
[1.208]
0.549
[1.082]
0.049**
[0.023]
0.037*
[0.019]
0.216**
[0.096]
0.176**
[0.083]
Primary care overall score (medium= 1 vs weak=0)0.148
[0.682]
0.281
[0.627]
0.229
[1.063]
0.670
[0.989]
0.219
[1.189]
0.593
[1.064]
0.027
[0.023]
0.025
[0.019]
0.144
[0.095]
0.130
[0.082]
Constant9.194
[4.402]
13.131
[4.379]
15.295
[6.742]
19.474
[6.692]
18.966
[8.002]
24.404
[7.658]
−0.320
[0.222]
0.111
[0.197]
−1.414
[0.780]
0.271
[0.717]
Observations166164166164166164166166166166
Number of countries23232323232323232323

Note: Standard errors in brackets; ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.10.

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