TABLE 3.
Fixed effect regression with corrected heteroscedasticity.
| Infant mortality under 5 years of age (per 1000 live births) | Coef. | S.E. | t | P > | t | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved sanitation (percentage of population with access) | −1.975 | 0.132 | −14.93 | 0.000*** |
| Education expenditure or GDP | −3.169 | 0.411 | −7.69 | 0.000*** |
| Women’s share of population (15+) living with HIV | 1.294 | 0.163 | 7.91 | 0.000*** |
| Health expenditure or GDP | −2.535 | 0.377 | −6.72 | 0.000*** |
| GDP/C (PPP) | −0.001 | 0.001 | −1.77 | 0.078** |
| Population growth (annual) | 0.299 | 0.440 | 0.68 | 0.497 |
| Constant | 240.416 | 10.825 | 22.21 | 0.000*** |
| Number of observation | 659 | |||
| Number of groups | 33 | |||
| Observations per group | 19 | |||
| F (6, 620) | 155.93 | |||
| Prob. > Chi (2) | 0.000 | |||
Coef, coefficient; S.E., standard error; t, t-test; P, probability; GDP/C, gross domestic product per capita; PPP, purchasing power parity; F, F-test; prob., probability; chi, chi-square.
*
refer the level of statistical significance at 10 percent level.
**
refer the level of statistical significance at 5 percent level.
***
refer the level of statistical significance at 1 percent level.