From: Comparing efficiency of health systems across industrialized countries: a panel analysis
Estimation approach | Â | Model A | Model B | Model C | Model D |
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Fixed Effect w/ Country | US Rank | 6/25 | 16/20 | 9/14 | 13/14 |
Top Rank Country | New Zealand | Slovenia | Japan | Japan | |
Sample Size | 394 | 203 | 133 | 133 | |
Fixed Effects w/ Country and Year | US Rank | 12/25 | 14/20 | 7/14 | 8/14 |
Top Rank Country | Japan | Israel | Australia | Australia | |
Sample Size | 394 | 203 | 133 | 133 | |
Stochastic Frontier Analysis | US Rank | 15/23 | 10/18 | 11/13 | 12/13 |
Top Rank Country | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan | |
Sample Size | 393 | 201 | 133 | 133 | |
Independent Variables | Total physicians per 1,000 capita | x | x | x | x |
 | YPLL from assaults per 100,000 capita | x | x | x | x |
 | YPLL from self-harm per 100,000 capita | x | x | x | x |
 | YPLL from transportation per 100,000 capita | x | x | x | x |
 | YPLL from alcohol use per 100,000 capita | x | x | x | x |
 | MRI scanners per million population |  | x |  |  |
 | CT scanners per million population |  | x |  |  |
 | Calories consumed per capita per day (adjusted for average population height in cm) |  |  | x | x |
 | Percent of population (15 years and older) smoking daily |  |  | x | x |
 | Total (mobile + stationary) nitrogen dioxide (measured in cubic tons) per square mile of land |  |  | x | x |
 | GDP per capita, PPP (Deflated to 2005 Dollars) |  |  |  | x |