Table 1.
Descriptive statistics by decade, total sample
| Variables | Decade 1950–1959 | Decade 1960–1969 | Decade 1970–1979 | Decade 1980–1989 | Decade 1990–1999 | Decade 2000–2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Obs. | Mean (SD) | Obs. | Mean (SD) | Obs. | Mean (SD) | Obs. | Mean (SD) | Obs. | Mean (SD) | Obs. | |
| LEB decade gain | 9.68 (7.18) | 1390 | 4.8 (2.21) | 1390 | 3.72 (2.69) | 1390 | 3.02 (2.31) | 1390 | 1.48 (3.16) | 1390 | 1.89 (3.67) | 1390 |
| Life Expectancy at Birth | 53.54 (11.13) | 1390 | 58.34 (10.23) | 1390 | 62.06 (8.99) | 1390 | 65.07 (8.53) | 1390 | 66.55 (9.20) | 1390 | 68.45 (9.58) | 1390 |
| GDP per capita, 2005, PPP $ | 5269 (4491) | 569 | 5003 (5718) | 968 | 6643 (7437) | 1200 | 7912 (9160) | 1207 | 9130 (11112) | 1358 | 11,626 (14522) | 1390 |
| Population density per km2 | 72.37 (190.16) | 1390 | 87.7 (251.94) | 1390 | 102.36 (297.88) | 1390 | 119.89 (354.34) | 1390 | 141.5 (448.41) | 1390 | 164.38 (556.94) | 1390 |
| CO2 in tons per capita | 2.26 (4.23) | 991 | 3.17 (7.88) | 1148 | 4.46 (8.63) | 1207 | 4.01 (5.92) | 1210 | 4.23 (6.45) | 1342 | 4.39 (6.39) | 1383 |
| Total Fertility Rate | 5.24 (1.76) | 1390 | 5.2 (1.89) | 1390 | 4.78 (2.06) | 1390 | 4.28 (2.06) | 1390 | 3.62 (1.88) | 1390 | 3.11 (1.70) | 1390 |
| HIV Prevalence | 0 (0.00) | 1390 | 0 (0.00) | 1390 | 0.26 (0.76) | 1390 | 0.87 (2.05) | 1390 | 1.53 (3.59) | 1390 | 2.08 (4.69) | 1385 |