Table 4.

Negative binomial regression estimated association between predictors and deaths (N = 148)

Variables	Odds ratio	95% CI
Population ages 65 and abovea	0.9891	(0.8850, 1.1054)
Population densityb	0.9990	(0.9978, 1.0002)
Health expenditure of GDPc	1.0669	(1.0441, 1.0902)
NCD-caused deathsd	1.0201	(0.8762, 1.1877)
Healthcare workforcee	0.9921	(0.9826, 1.0018)
Hospital bedsf	0.9372	(0.7747, 1.1338)
Democracy Indexg	1.2038	(0.9983, 1.4514)

^aPercentage of the population ages 65 and above

^bPopulation per km² of the country’s surface area

^cHealth expenditure as a percentage of the gross domestic product

^dPercentage of deaths caused by non-communicable diseases of total deaths

^eTotal number of medical doctors, nurses, and midwives per 10,000 population

^fNumber of hospital beds per 1000 population

^gDemocracy Index score (0–10).