Table 1

Summary statistics of the variables

VariableUnitsMeanSDMinimumMaximum
Outcomes
 Under-5 mortality rateDeaths per 1000 live births115.61(14.66)(87.16)(161.96)
 Under-5 survival ratePer 1000 live births884.39(14.73)(838.04)(912.84)
Outputs
 Health intervention coverage*Percentage67.09(10.99)(44.20)(93.42)
Inputs
 Total fundsMillions of Zambian kwacha per 1000 population13.60(3.55)(4.24)(23.77)
 Medical personnelMedical personnel† per 1000 population6.96(3.34)(0.92)(18.23)
 Nursing personnelNursing personnel‡ per 1000 population12.72(5.76)(5.16)(33.03)
Environmental
 Proportion of donor fundsPercentage38.43(5.21)(31.39)(57.21)
 Proportion of households with access to electricityPercentage13.23(17.06)(0.19)(61.29)
 Proportion of households with improved cookingPercentage10.26(14.55)(0.33)(53.77)
 Average years of education for women aged 15–44Years5.72(1.60)(2.93)(9.51)
  • *Health intervention coverage is a composite metric comprising five health interventions.

  • †Medical personnel includes medical doctors and clinical officers (medical assistants).

  • ‡Nursing personnel includes registered nurses and midwives.