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. 2015 Sep 25;15:415. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-1084-9

Table 7.

Coefficients estimating total life expectancy (years) – models C and D

Model C Model D
FE FE full SFA FE FE full SFA
Total physicians per 1,000 capita 0.061* 0.041* 0.007 0.047 0.039* 0.008
(0.028) (0.018) (0.007) (0.022) (0.017) (0.006)
YPLL from assaults per 100,000 capita 0.000 0.000 −0.000 0.001 0.000 −0.000
(0.001) (0.001) (0.001) (0.001) (0.001) (0.001)
YPLL from self-harm per 100,000 capita −0.002 0.001 −0.002 −0.002 0.001 0.000
(0.004) (0.004) (0.001) (0.005) (0.005) (0.002)
YPLL from transportation per 100,000 capita −0.026* −0.013 −0.002 −0.021* −0.013 −0.002
(0.009) (0.007) (0.001) (0.007) (0.008) (0.001)
YPLL from alcohol use per 100,000 capita −0.003* −0.001 0.000 −0.001 −0.000 0.000
(0.001) (0.002) (0.001) (0.002) (0.002) (0.001)
Calories consumed per capita per day (adjusted for average population height in cm) 0.048 0.002 −0.012 0.065 0.009 −0.022
(0.025) (0.034) (0.012) (0.038) (0.034) (0.012)
Percent of population (15 years and older) smoking daily −0.025* −0.004 0.002 −0.017* −0.004 0.002
(0.011) (0.006) (0.002) (0.007) (0.006) (0.002)
Total (mobile + stationary) nitrogen dioxide (measured in cubic tons) per square mile of land −0.008 0.018* 0.004 0.004 0.018* 0.003
(0.009) (0.006) (0.003) (0.007) (0.006) (0.003)
GDP per capita, PPP, deflated to 2005 dollars 0.038*** 0.008 0.017**
(0.007) (0.007) (0.006)
Year
1991 0.000 0.000
1992 0.000 0.000
1993 0.000 0.000
1994 0.000 0.000
1995 −0.029*** −0.027***
(0.004) (0.005)
1996 −0.026*** −0.024***
(0.004) (0.004)
1997 −0.023*** −0.022***
(0.004) (0.004)
1998 −0.021*** −0.019***
(0.003) (0.003)
1999 −0.017*** −0.016***
(0.003) (0.003)
2000 −0.015 −0.014***
(0.002) (0.002)
2001 −0.012 −0.011***
(0.001) (0.002)
2002 −0.011*** −0.010***
(0.001) (0.001)
2003 −0.010*** −0.009***
(0.001) (0.011)
2004 −0.006*** −0.006***
(0.001) (0.001)
2005 −0.004*** −0.004***
(0.001) (0.001)
2006 −0.002 −0.002
(0.001) (0.001)
2007 0.000 0.000
2008 0.000 0.000
2009 0.000 0.000
2010 0.000 0.000
Constant 4.579*** 4.292*** 3.952*** 4.178***
(0.219) (0.153) (0.193) (0.173)
Observations 133 133 133 133 133 133
Adjusted R-squared 0.890 0.946 0.915 0.946

Note: FE = country fixed effects; FE Full = country and time fixed effects; SFA = stochastic frontier analysis; Smoking variable is lagged by 5 years; YPLL = Years of potential life lost; GDP = Gross Domestic Product; PPP = Purchasing Power Parities

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001