Table 1.
List of variables and data sources
| Variables | Data source |
|---|---|
| Dependent variables | |
| Age-specific crude death rates | StatsSA Vital Statistics |
| StatsSA Mid-Year Population Estimates | |
| Independent variable | |
| Health expenditure | National Treasury Estimates of Provincial Revenue and Expenditure |
| Control variables | |
| GDP per capita | StatsSA |
| Percentage of population estimated to be HIV positive | Thembisa model |
| Average number of PHC visits per person per year | HST District Health Barometer |
| Average number of beds occupied | HST District Health Barometer |
| Proportion of population with medical aid | StatsSA General Household Survey |
| Proportion of population living in urban areas | StatsSA General Household Survey |
| Proportion of population with tertiary education | StatsSA General Household Survey |
| Proportion of population with safe drinking water supply | StatsSA General Household Survey |
| Proportion of population with access to safe sanitary systems | StatsSA General Household Survey |
| Proportion of female population over 50 years | StatsSA General Household Survey |
| Proportion of male population over 50 years | StatsSA General Household Survey |
| Other variables | |
| Population estimates | StatsSA Mid-Year Population Estimates |
| Years of life lost in total population | IHME Global Burden of Disease Study |
| Years lived with disability in total population | IHME Global Burden of Disease Study |
| Conditional life expectancy | WHO GHO database |
StatsSA, Statistics South Africa; HST, Health Systems Trust; IHME, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; WHO GHO, World Health Organization Global Health Observatory.