Table 1.
Characteristics of health status and determinants of health in the United States during the 1970–2018 period.
| Mean | Min–Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Health assessment subjective method | ||
| Absence from work due to self-reported illness (Day) | 4.67 | 3.5–5.60 |
| Perception of health status (%) | 87.88 | 86–88.90 |
| Health assessment objective method | ||
| Life expectancy at birth (Year) | 75.77 | 70.90–78.90 |
| Mortality rate (%) | 8.59 | 7.90–9.50 |
| Non-medical determinants of health | ||
| Tobacco consumption (gram) | 2245.28 | 1061–3606 |
| Alcohol consumption (liter) | 9.12 | 8.1–10.4 |
| Health care resources | ||
| Physicians per 1,000 inhabitants | 2.05 | 1,20–2,71 |
| Average length of stay in hospitalization (Day) | 8.51 | 6.10–14.9 |
| Rate of available beds in curative care (%) | 67.77 | 61.50–78 |
| Economic variable | ||
| Per capita GDP (USD/capita) | 30546.31 | 5234.3–65280.7 |
| Population | ||
| Urbanization (%) | 77.20 | 73.60–82.26 |
| Environment variable | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions (metric tons/capita) | 19.35 | 15.50–22.51 |