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. 2021 Oct 20;50(1):6–15. doi: 10.1177/14034948211049979

Table I.

Descriptive statistics (period average) for all-cause mortality (number of deaths per 100,000), unemployment (% of the work force), and GDP/capita ($1,000). Country-group signifies degree of public spending on social insurance systems as % of GDP where 1=low, 2=medium and 3=high public spending.

Country Mortality Unemployment GDP Country-group Observation period
Infant 20-64 65+ Total
Australia 978.6 303.7 4823.1 601.0 5.5 32.1 1 1960–2018
Austria 1283.1 328.6 5371.6 666.4 3.3 28.3 3 1960–2018
Belgium 1154.8 332.9 5398.2 667.5 7.4 27.1 2 1960–2016
Canada 1232.3 306.8 4574.9 633.1 7.4 31.0 1 1960–2005
Denmark 854.5 320.5 5209.0 637.5 5.5 32.8 3 1960–2018
Finland 744.3 364.9 5526.5 688.2 6.5 25.5 3 1960–2018
France 956.8 337.8 4578.7 599.4 6.8 27.3 3 1960–2014
Germany 1162.9 322.3 5361.3 658.6 5.2 31.6 3 1960–2018
Greece 1470.6 254.2 4872.0 584.7 10.3 18.5 1 1974–2017
Ireland 1166.2 337.2 6056.1 723.9 9.1 29.1 1 1960–2015
Italy 1467.3 282.7 4935.3 606.3 8.7 27.0 2 1960–2017
Japan 791.5 265.5 4516.2 549.9 2.8 25.4 1 1960–2018
New Zealand 1105.3 329.2 5165.0 649.0 3.9 24.3 2 1960–2016
Norway 795.9 266.4 4841.7 576.5 2.9 56.2 3 1960–2016
Portugal 2505.2 352.3 5783.8 748.4 7.3 17.3 1 1974–2018
Spain 1193.2 282.8 4790.5 590.1 15.1 21.3 2 1972–2017
Sweden 672.3 250.9 4730.4 553.8 4.6 29.9 3 1960–2018
Switzerland 887.2 265.0 4638.9 561.3 2.0 47.0 2 1960–2017
The Netherlands 801.5 264.6 4886.9 578.3 4.9 31.5 3 1960–2018
United Kingdom 1077.8 319.7 5406.7 657.8 5.8 25.5 2 1960–2016
United States of America 1364.5 395.9 5065.1 694.4 6.0 36.4 1 1960–2007