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Table 2 Descriptive summary of study variables

From: Spatiotemporal analysis of the effect of global development indicators on child mortality

Variables

Mean

Range

1st Quantile–3rd Quantile

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

41.3

1.8–234.0

9.1–62.6

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

48.1

0.0–58.1

47.7–50.3

Employment to population ratio, 15 + , female (%) (ILO estimate)

47.1

4.5–86.0

37.9–57.6

Gross domestic product—per capita (current US$)

12,794.1

111.9–189,422.2

1,244.4–14,092.2

Gross national expenditure (% of GDP)

105.6

45.3–264.8

96.7–113.2

Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

34.4

0.1–87.1

17.9–48.5

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

6.3

1.0–25.5

4.3–8.0

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

84.3

18.7–100.0

75.4–99.0

People practicing open defecation (% of population)

10.8

0.0–84.6

0.0–13.7

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

71.2

3.4–100.0

45.9–97.7

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

9.3

− 0.3–71.5

3.2–13.1