Table 2.

Descriptive statistics (mean/% and standard deviations) for inequality, GDP and health outcomes for each country (n = 38,162)

	Mean Gini (1960–2006)	Gini trend (1960–2006)	2006 Gini	Mean GDPpc (1960–2006; $)	GDPpc trend (1960–2006; $)	Mean grip strength (Kg)	Mean PEF (L/min)	% with activity limitation
Austria	25.95 (1.56)	+0.16/y	27.14	16,630 (5,551)	+401.33/y	35.50 (11.95)	358.12 (148.98)	8.25
Belgium	25.42 (2.37)	0.00/y	26.76	16,002 (4,967)	+363.19/y	35.63 (12.17)	351.60 (155.95)	10.06
Czech Republic	21.95 (2.84)	+0.19/y	25.53	5,507 (683.24)	+120.89/y	36.31 (11.53)	339.24 (137.75)	6.17
Denmark	24.52 (1.71)	−0.10/y	23.87	21,587 (5,998)	+434.85/y	35.09 (12.43)	400.97 (147.60)	6.16
France	28.96 (2.43)	−0.18/y	27.14	16,274 (4,825)	+335.37/y	34.25 (11.76)	361.97 (165.45)	7.83
Germany	27.53 (1.41)	0.00/y	29.65	18,299 (3,905)	+350.97/y	37.34 (11.65)	373.18 (147.75)	6.95
Greece	32.96 (1.00)	+0.04/y	33.77	10,202 (3,116)	+184.88/y	34.41 (11.30)	355.01 (123.28)	3.50
Italy	33.54 (2.17)	−0.07/y	34.01	13,514 (4,416)	+325.06/y	33.67 (11.47)	316.89 (174.75)	4.87
Netherlands	25.90 (1.49)	−0.02/y	27.15	16,836 (4,924)	+362.13/y	36.13 (11.42)	390.10 (154.50)	4.72
Poland	26.64 (3.07)	+0.18/y	30.79	4,032 (859)	+167.75/y	33.89 (11.81)	310.57 (144.16)	17.25
Republic of Ireland	32.29 (0.75)	0.00/y	32.18	13,206 (7,630)	+643.52/y	33.73 (11.74)	335.05 (141.07)	10.59
Spain	31.46 (2.45)	+0.13/y	30.96	9,707 (3,999)	+244.80/y	30.29 (11.36)	306.08 (219.19)	7.49
Sweden	23.87 (3.21)	−0.13/y	24.20	20,422 (5,149)	+385.35/y	37.01 (12.08)	426.87 (140.20)	7.00
Switzerland	29.65 (1.34)	−0.18/y	27.42	28,445 (4,642)	+289.84/y	35.80 (11.43)	386.41 (144.85)	5.33
United Kingdom	29.97 (3.51)	+0.23/y	35.66	17,528 (4,986)	+388.03/y	31.48 (11.68)	374.14 (143.43)	18.48
USA	33.86 (2.37)	+0.11/y	37.86	24,786 (6,921)	+517.54/y	32.03 (11.44)	371.44 (133.52)	13.29
Overall	29.82 (2.38)	+0.07/y	32.41	17,888 (6,244)	+381.78/y	34.07 (11.87)	364.25 (152.43)	9.93