Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the effect of health expenditure on infant mortality in sub-Saharan African countries
Variable | Mean | Std dev | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health expenditure per capita | 209.04 | 824.49 | 4.43 | 8148.80 |
Health expenditure per GDP | 5.53 | 2.27 | .84 | 19.723 |
Domestic private expenditure | 48.35 | 19.02 | 2.54 | 97.38 |
Domestic public expenditure | 34.21 | 18.75 | 2.62 | 96.99 |
External expenditure | 18.03 | 16.51 | 0 | 85.06 |
Infant mortality rate | 61.39 | 26.49 | 11.4 | 142 |
Neonatal mortality rate | 30.43 | 10.75 | 7 | 57.2 |
Fertility rate | 4.8 | 1.39 | 1.36 | 7.68 |
Maternal mortality ratio | 547.69 | 347.52 | 9 | 2650 |
HIV prevalence rate | 5.04 | 6.61 | 0.1 | 28.4 |
Measles vaccination coverage | 74.39 | 18.70 | 16 | 99 |
Population aged under 14 years | 41.1 | 6.46 | 19.40 | 50.22 |
Population aged 15–64 years | 55.37 | 5.39 | 47.24 | 70.78 |
Population aged above 65 years | 3.53 | 1.24 | 2.17 | 9.95 |
Access to improved water | 59.85 | 20.17 | 8.8 | 99.8 |
Access to improved sanitation | 29.75 | 26.80 | 2.4 | 98.4 |