Table 2

Overview of overall result classification by political exposure and health outcome

Welfare statePolitical traditionDemocracyGlobalisation
PNIPNIPNIPNI
Birth weight400200000000
Cancer100000000010
Cerebrovascular disease000000000010
Child mortality1300300505222
Child well-being100000000001
Chronic conditions512100000000
Diabetes000000000010
Fertility and reproductive health100000201000
General health24011400400100
Health behaviours100000000000
Healthcare burden/need300000000000
Heart disease000000000010
Health inequalities*1102200000000
HIV/AIDS100000100010
Homicide and suicide001000000010
Immunisation/vaccination rates000000010010
Implementation of effect health policy000001100000
Infant mortality16028001514433
Life expectancy/adult mortality21258011613411
Maternal health010000000000
Mental health901000100000
Nutrition, overweight and obesity000000102051
Oral health200000000000
Physical activity/health100200100000
Pneumonia000000000010
Smoking001101000010
Tuberculosis200000100002
Water pollution000000000020
Well-being of the unemployed101000000000
  • Columns denote political exposure variables; rows denote health outcome variables.

  • *This is additionally indirectly measured by many of the other outcomes.

  • I, inconclusive; N, negative; P, positive.