Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the input and output variables used in this study
From: COVID-19 and the efficiency of health systems in Europe
Variables | Mean | Maximum | Minimum | Std. Dev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases_first wave period | 51,065.52 | 286,227.0 | 671.00 | 83,266.24 |
Deaths_first wave period | 5727.64 | 40,613.00 | 9.00 | 11,373.38 |
Cases_relaxation period | 67,918.84 | 577,457.0 | 809.00 | 131,582.2 |
Deaths_relaxation period | 592.87 | 4797.000 | 0.000 | 1082.33 |
Cases_second wave period | 491,193.9 | 2,172,019. | 2882.000 | 622,736.3 |
Deaths_second wave period | 8.633 | 39,017.00 | 19 | 11,108.29 |
Physicians per 1000 people | 3.41 | 5.21 | 2.18 | 0.78 |
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people | 9.96 | 19.46 | 3.63 | 4.31 |
Hospital beds per 1000 people | 5.01 | 8.30 | 2.60 | 1.61 |
Current health expenditure (per capita current US$) | 3331.24 | 9956.26 | 555.10 | 2395.18 |
Probability of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease | 14.24 | 24.60 | 8.60 | 5.11 |
Population ages 65 and above (of total population) | 18.81 | 22.75 | 13.71 | 2.48 |
Population density (people per Sq km of land area) | 174.77 | 1514.46 | 3.51 | 272.04 |
GDP per capita (current US$) | 40,239.26 | 116,597.3 | 9271.54 | 25,746.51 |
Government effectiveness | 82.90 | 99.51 | 43.26 | 12.80 |
Power distance | 49.70 | 100.00 | 11.00 | 20.32 |
Tertiary education | 32.18 | 42.80 | 16.20 | 7.39 |