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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for U5MR, U5MR quintile ratio and indicators used in the analysis.

From: Health systems performance in sub-Saharan Africa: governance, outcome and equity

Health Systems Performance

n

Mean

SD

Min

Max

U5MR1

46

138.5

62.5

13

269

U5MR quintile ratio

30

1.8

0.66

0.9

4

Healthcare

     

Births Attend %

45

55.5

22.2

6

99

DTP32 Immunisation %

46

77.5

18.7

20

99

Hospital Beds/10,000

44

13.7

11.2

1

57

Finance

     

GNI3 (untransformed) $

45

2,923

3,995

260

16,620

Health Expenditure $

46

153

200

15

869

Education

     

Enrollments (female) %

45

69.7

20

36

100

Enrollments (male) %

45

74.1

15.8

40

99

Adult Literacy %

42

62.2

20.6

23.6

91.8

Physical Infrastructure

     

Water %

46

67.7

16.2

42

100

Sanitation %

45

34.5

19.7

5

94

Governance

     

RLTC4

46

54.2

14.4

24.3

86.1

SEO5

46

41.8

10.9

23.3

71.4

  1. 1 U5MR: Under five mortality rate
  2. 2 DTP3: Three doses of diphtheria, tetanus toxoid and pertussis
  3. 3 GNI: Gross National Income
  4. 4 RLTC: Rule of Law, Transparency and Corruption
  5. 5 SEO: Sustainable Economic Opportunity