Table 1.
Summary statistics of the variables
| Variable | Units | Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | |||||
| Under-5 mortality rate | Deaths per 1000 live births | 115.61 | (14.66) | (87.16) | (161.96) |
| Under-5 survival rate | Per 1000 live births | 884.39 | (14.73) | (838.04) | (912.84) |
| Outputs | |||||
| Health intervention coverage* | Percentage | 67.09 | (10.99) | (44.20) | (93.42) |
| Inputs | |||||
| Total funds | Millions of Zambian kwacha per 1000 population | 13.60 | (3.55) | (4.24) | (23.77) |
| Medical personnel | Medical personnel† per 1000 population | 6.96 | (3.34) | (0.92) | (18.23) |
| Nursing personnel | Nursing personnel‡ per 1000 population | 12.72 | (5.76) | (5.16) | (33.03) |
| Environmental | |||||
| Proportion of donor funds | Percentage | 38.43 | (5.21) | (31.39) | (57.21) |
| Proportion of households with access to electricity | Percentage | 13.23 | (17.06) | (0.19) | (61.29) |
| Proportion of households with improved cooking | Percentage | 10.26 | (14.55) | (0.33) | (53.77) |
| Average years of education for women aged 15–44 | Years | 5.72 | (1.60) | (2.93) | (9.51) |
*Health intervention coverage is a composite metric comprising five health interventions.
†Medical personnel includes medical doctors and clinical officers (medical assistants).
‡Nursing personnel includes registered nurses and midwives.