Table 1 Percent data missing input variables for study countries
From: Comparing efficiency of health systems across industrialized countries: a panel analysis
Categories | Variables | % Data Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|
Health care | Â | All | US |
N = 525 | N = 21 | ||
Resources: | Total hospital beds per 1,000 capita | 19.1 | 4.8 |
 Capital | Acute care beds per 1,000 capita | 17.3 | 4.8 |
 Labor | Total health employees per 1,000 capita | 23.2 | 0.0 |
Total active doctors per 1,000 capita | 16.2 | 0.0 | |
Total general practitioners (GPs) per 1,000 capita | 46.7 | 14.3 | |
Total specialist doctors per 1,000 capita | 54.5 | 14.3 | |
Total professional active nurses per 1,000 capita | 64.0 | 42.9 | |
Utilization | Total hospital discharges per 1,000 capita | 34.7 | 4.8 |
Average length of stay in acute care (days) | 15.4 | 0.0 | |
Total doctor visits per capita | 29.5 | 38.1 | |
Service intensity | Ratio of GPs to specialists | 55.2 | 14.3 |
Ratio of nurses to doctors | 70.1 | 42.9 | |
Technology | MRI scanners per million population | 49.1 | 52.4 |
CT scanners per million population | 47.8 | 66.7 | |
Risk Factors | Â | Â | Â |
 Chronic diseasea | Percent mortality due to chronic disease | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Percent years potential life lost (YPLL) due to chronic disease | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
 Lifestyle and behaviors | Calories consumed per capita |  |  |
 Per day | 36.8 | 14.3 | |
 Per day per centimeter | 41.7 | 14.3 | |
Liters of alcohol consumed by individuals 15Â years or older | Â | Â | |
 Per day | 26.5 | 4.8 | |
 Per day per centimeter | 34.3 | 4.8 | |
Average number of cigarettes smoked per smoker per day | 62.7 | 4.8 | |
Percent of population (15Â years and older) smoking daily | 46.7 | 4.8 | |
Percent of youth (15 to 24Â years old) smoking daily | 64.6 | 4.8 | |
Grams of tobacco consumed per capita | 39.2 | 0.0 | |
Percent population self-reported as obese | 60.8 | 28.6 | |
YPLL from assaults per 100,000 capita | 7.1 | 9.5 | |
YPLL from self-harm per 100,000 capita | 6.7 | 9.5 | |
YPLL from transportation per 100,000 capita | 6.7 | 9.5 | |
YPLL from alcohol use per 100,000 capita | 9.9 | 9.5 | |
YPLL from drug use per 100,000 capita | 49.7 | 52.4 | |
 Environmental | Total nitrogen dioxide (measured in cubic tons and deflated to 1990 values) |  |  |
 Per capita | 27.8 | 0.0 | |
 Per square meter of land | 5.9 | 0.0 | |
Mobile (% total) | 7.6 | 0.0 | |
Stationary (% total) | 7.6 | 0.0 | |