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Table 1 Descriptive statistics: Global health care statistics

From: Does happiness matter to health system efficiency? A performance analysis

Variable

Unit measurement

Mean

Std. Dev.

Min

Max

Physicians

Headcount

64,382.71

208,492.50

51.00

2,020,154.00

Nursing and midwifery personnel

Headcount

139,525.90

373,821.60

570.00

2,587,719.00

Education

Years

8.88

3.04

1.40

13.40

Health expenditures

million $PPPs

44,609.04

117,834.10

112.88

997,281.40

Hospital beds

Per 1000 people

3.08

2.44

0.10

13.70

Healthy life expectancy

Years

64.48

6.57

45.90

74.90

Inverse mortality rate

Value

141.72

139.20

10.70

588.24