Table 1.
Summary statistics.
| Variable | Definition | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPCASES | Malaria cases per 1,000 people. | 95.2 | 119.64 | 0.0 | 947.4 |
| TEMP | Temperature (Degree Celsius) | 24.24 | 3.32 | 16.7 | 29.2 |
| STDTEMP | Temperature standard deviation | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 8.5 |
| PRECIP | Precipitation (mm/m3) | 777.4 | 479.3 | 37 | 1,921.7 |
| STDPRECIP | Precipitation standard deviation | 60.0 | 41.1 | 1.3 | 220.4 |
| POP | Population (million) | 18.5 | 22.1 | 0.5 | 118.9 |
| POPDENS | Population Density per km2 | 51.5 | 59.3 | 1.9 | 304.6 |
| CAPGDP | Per capita GDP(US$/capita) | 671.4 | 809.5 | 110.3 | 3,764.2 |
| GINI | Gini inequality index | 42.9 | 7.2 | 29.8 | 61 |
| CAPEXP | Health expenditure ($/capita) | 93.7 | 119.4 | 14 | 579 |
| CAPBED | Hospital beds per 1,000 people. | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.8 |