Table 1. Summary statistics of variables used in the analysis.

Variables	Mean	SD	Min.	Max
Mean temperature	25.71	2.76	21.80	34.70
Maximum	33.15	2.58	26	37.8
temperature
Child mortality	152.55	42.25	83	382
age< 5 years
Female-mortality	14.58	8.67	1	42
age <153 days
Male mortality	16.85	9.33	0	60
age< 153 days
Mortality	22.86	12.58	2	72
age≤30days
Mortality	8.58	6.63	0	34
30days<age<153 days

All data are monthly and temperature data is in °C. N = 323 monthly observations. Mortality is always measured as (monthly death count) 12 per 1000 live births in that calendar.