Table 5 Full regression analysis for predicting the influence of physician and nurse density and other socioeconomic variables on IMR, U5MR, MMR and LE at a global level
IMR | U5MR | MMR | LE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physician density | -0.140* | -0.248** | -0.389** | 0.103** |
Nurse density | 0.011 | 0.091 | -0.207* | -0.060** |
Female literacy | -0.219 | -0.331 | -0.212 | 0.048 |
Health expenditure as % of GDP | -0.183 | -0.031 | -0.215 | -0.030 |
Per capita gross national income (US$) | -0.405** | -0.515** | -0.368** | 0.048** |
R2 | 0.703** | 0.784** | 0.735** | 0.709** |
N | 123 | 123 | 120 | 123 |