Table 1 Descriptive Statistics for Variables Included in the Analysis
Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dependent Variable | ||||
Infant Mortality Rate (aged under one years old, per 1000 live births) | 24.01 | 13.06 | 7.8 | 85.6 |
Independent Variables | ||||
World Bank Structural Adjustment Loan (SAL) | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 |
Inverse Mills Ratio | 2.42 | 1.48 | 0.02 | 6.37 |
World Bank Health Project | 0.71 | 0.45 | 0 | 1 |
Controls | ||||
Public Health Spending per capita (logged, current US$) | 4.50 | 1.12 | 0.86 | 6.92 |
% of the Population Using Basic Sanitation Services | 74.40 | 17.26 | 16.75 | 97.27 |
GDP per capita, PPP (logged, current international $) | 8.88 | 0.61 | 7.22 | 9.91 |
Democracy Score | 7.27 | 2.32 | -3 | 10 |
Net FDI (hundreds of millions, current US$) | −4.67 | 11.78 | −90.49 | 9.42 |
Trade (total volume of exports plus imports, % of GDP) | 69.12 | 32.00 | 21.85 | 206.77 |
Year | 2007.51 | 4.57 | 2000 | 2015 |