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Table 3 Descriptive analysis of the variables used in the estimations

From: Illicit financial flows and the provision of child and maternal health services in low- and middle-income countries

Variables

Obs.

Mean

SD.

Min.

Max.

Dependent

Family planning, coverage (%)

73

59.94

20.51

14.63

95.32

Antenatal care, coverage (%)

65

90.45

11.93

42.50

100.00

DTP3, coverage (%)

73

88.13

10.86

34.67

99.00

Measles, coverage (%)

73

87.67

11.27

47.67

99.00

Tuberculosis, coverage (%)

73

52.88

15.12

25.15

79.58

Sanitation, coverage (%)

73

62.67

28.51

9.63

98.48

Hospitals beds (per 1000 people)

64

2.43

2.20

0.20

11.20

Physicians (per 1000 people)

66

1.18

1.21

0.02

4.50

Independent

Lag (IFFT) (%)

72

12.87

10.72

1.07

49.09

GDPpc (constant 2011 international $ per capita)

73

8193.31

5872.03

830.51

23,888.91

GIR, 1st grade of primary education, female (%)

68

106.7

19.70

63.37

178.33

Urban population (% of total)

73

52.32

18.62

15.62

91.04

Lag (IFFT) · EAP

72

0.82

2.51

0

10.43

Lag (IFFT) · ECA

72

2.47

6.63

0

37.47

Lag (IFFT) · LAC

72

3.88

8.64

0

36.27

Lag (IFFT) · MENA

72

0.73

4.60

0

38.47

Lag (IFFT) · SA

72

0.29

1.59

0

11.87

Lag (IFFT) · SSA

72

4.68

9.44

0

49.09

Excluded instruments

Births attended (% of total)

72

80.06

23.04

16.55

99.9

CPI

73

3.26

0.83

1.79

6.03

Density (people per km2)

73

117.56

203.42

2.70

1246.67

Dependency (% of total population)

73

37.97

6.79

26.40

52.50

IFF/GDP (%)

73

4.84

5.47

0.33

34.00

Labour force participation rate, female (%)

73

54.08

15.50

14.67

88.27

Lag (Births attended)(%)

73

73.74

27.27

6.05

99.9

Lag (CPI)

73

3.03

0.86

1.62

5.83

Lag (GDPpc) (constant 2011 international $ per capita)

73

6666.92

4788.92

718.43

19,126.04

Lag (IFF/GDP)(%)

73

3.62

3.47

0.23

15.49

Lag (IFF/Population) (international $ per capita)

73

234.90

266.99

4.15

1150.28

Lag (IFF/Population) · EAP

73

22.65

135.85

0

1150.28

Lag (IFF/Population) · ECA

73

66.65

180.48

0

808.17

Lag (IFF/Population) · LAC

73

91.16

217.67

0

1101.87

Lag (IFF/Population) · MENA

73

9.56

45.71

0

344.27

Lag (IFF/Population) · SA

73

4.02

30.08

0

256.19

Lag (IFF/Population) · SSA

73

40.86

102.81

0

469.57

Lag (Labour force participation rate, female)(%)

73

53.09

15.48

12.67

88.23

Lag (Urban population)(%)

73

49.66

18.84

15.01

89.99

Literacy

60

81.53

19.98

15.46

99.97

Ln Population (inhabitants)

73

16.24

1.77

12.08

21.02

  1. Averages for the period 2008–2013. Lagged values of variables refer to averages of variables for the previous period 2002–2007