Table 2 Data type, sources, and measurements
Variables | Definitions and measurements | Sources |
|---|---|---|
LNLEXP | Natural logarithm of life expectance measured as life expectance at birth, total (years) | WB database https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators# |
LNINFMOR | Natural logarithm of infants dying before one-year-old measured as mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) | |
PRUDN | Prevalence of undernourishment measured as % of the population – prevalence of undernourishment is the percentage of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normally active and healthy life | |
GDPPC | GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$) | |
GOVEXP | Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) | |
URBAN | Urbanization is measured as urban population (% of the total population) | |
MNSCHOOL | Mean years of schooling (years) | UNDP database http://hdr.undp.org/en/data |
AVRDES | Average dietary energy supply adequacy is measured as % (3-year average), which is dietary energy supply as a percentage of the average dietary energy requirement. Each country’s or region’s average supply of calories for food consumption is normalized by the average dietary energy requirement estimated for its population to provide an index of adequacy of the food supply in terms of calories | FAO database https://knoema.com/FAOFSD2020/fao-food-security-data?location=1000180-sub-saharan-africa |