Table 1:

Means and Standard Deviations of Variables in Sample

Variable	Mean	Standard Deviation	Min	Max
Year	1989	13.8	1965	2010
Total Fertility Rate	4.76	1.94	1.15	8.83
Under-5 Mortality Rate (per 1,000)	109.5	82.64	4.5	435.9
Malaria Ecology Index	2.92	3.99	0	16.74
Average Temperature (C)	20.4	7.2	−6.9	29.38
Average Yearly Precipitation (m)	1.18	0.81	0.015	3.98
GDP per capita, constant 2005$	2,053	2,359	120	14,650
Females’ Years of Secondary Schooling	1.6	1.4	0	6.9
Population (millions)	32.1	123	0.06	1,320
Cereal Yields per Hectare (kg/ha)	1,803	1,260	208	14,801