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 |