Table 1.
Distribution environmental performance indicators and early childhood caries in 3–5-year-old children in the 61 countries included in the study
| Factors | Percent score Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Early childhood caries prevalence | 55.54 (22.14) |
| Household solid fuels | 61.40 (32.23) |
| PM2.5 exposure | 81.82 (25.61) |
| PM2.5 exceedance | 82.63 (22.36) |
| Sanitation | 65.27 (28.15) |
| Drinking water | 64.55 (28.18) |
| Lead exposure | 63.07 (23.91) |
| Marine protected areas | 87.05 (14.49) |
| Terrestrial biome protection (National) | 77.71 (27.00) |
| Terrestrial biome protection (Global) | 76.93 (27.61) |
| Species protection index | 79.56 (23.86) |
| Protected area representativeness index | 48.34 (24.23) |
| Species habitat index | 77.36 (18.40) |
| Tree cover loss | 22.29 (20.07) |
| Fish stock status | 60.64 (23.93) |
| Regional marine trophic index | 50.94 (25.33) |
| CO2 emission intensity – total | 47.96 (17.09) |
| CO2 emission intensity – power | 46.87 (20.95) |
| Methane emission intensity | 68.48 (19.44) |
| N2O emission intensity | 57.71 (19.17) |
| Black carbon emission intensity | 55.93 (21.32) |
| SO2 emission intensity | 53.66 (25.18) |
| NOX emission intensity | 50.91 (23.73) |
| Wastewater treatment | 74.41 (30.20) |
| Sustainable nitrogen management index | 38.03 (17.35) |