Table 1.
Percent data missing input variables for study countries
| Categories | Variables | % Data Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health care | All | US | |
| N = 525 | N = 21 | ||
| Resources: | Total hospital beds per 1,000 capita | 19.1 | 4.8 |
| Capital | Acute care beds per 1,000 capita | 17.3 | 4.8 |
| Labor | Total health employees per 1,000 capita | 23.2 | 0.0 |
| Total active doctors per 1,000 capita | 16.2 | 0.0 | |
| Total general practitioners (GPs) per 1,000 capita | 46.7 | 14.3 | |
| Total specialist doctors per 1,000 capita | 54.5 | 14.3 | |
| Total professional active nurses per 1,000 capita | 64.0 | 42.9 | |
| Utilization | Total hospital discharges per 1,000 capita | 34.7 | 4.8 |
| Average length of stay in acute care (days) | 15.4 | 0.0 | |
| Total doctor visits per capita | 29.5 | 38.1 | |
| Service intensity | Ratio of GPs to specialists | 55.2 | 14.3 |
| Ratio of nurses to doctors | 70.1 | 42.9 | |
| Technology | MRI scanners per million population | 49.1 | 52.4 |
| CT scanners per million population | 47.8 | 66.7 | |
| Risk Factors | |||
| Chronic diseasea | Percent mortality due to chronic disease | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Percent years potential life lost (YPLL) due to chronic disease | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Lifestyle and behaviors | Calories consumed per capita | ||
| Per day | 36.8 | 14.3 | |
| Per day per centimeter | 41.7 | 14.3 | |
| Liters of alcohol consumed by individuals 15 years or older | |||
| Per day | 26.5 | 4.8 | |
| Per day per centimeter | 34.3 | 4.8 | |
| Average number of cigarettes smoked per smoker per day | 62.7 | 4.8 | |
| Percent of population (15 years and older) smoking daily | 46.7 | 4.8 | |
| Percent of youth (15 to 24 years old) smoking daily | 64.6 | 4.8 | |
| Grams of tobacco consumed per capita | 39.2 | 0.0 | |
| Percent population self-reported as obese | 60.8 | 28.6 | |
| YPLL from assaults per 100,000 capita | 7.1 | 9.5 | |
| YPLL from self-harm per 100,000 capita | 6.7 | 9.5 | |
| YPLL from transportation per 100,000 capita | 6.7 | 9.5 | |
| YPLL from alcohol use per 100,000 capita | 9.9 | 9.5 | |
| YPLL from drug use per 100,000 capita | 49.7 | 52.4 | |
| Environmental | Total nitrogen dioxide (measured in cubic tons and deflated to 1990 values) | ||
| Per capita | 27.8 | 0.0 | |
| Per square meter of land | 5.9 | 0.0 | |
| Mobile (% total) | 7.6 | 0.0 | |
| Stationary (% total) | 7.6 | 0.0 | |
aChronic disease includes mental health diseases, cancer, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney disease, cerebrovascular disease, acute myocardial infarction, and ischemic heart disease.