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Table 2 Country ranks when estimating total life expectancy (years)

From: Comparing efficiency of health systems across industrialized countries: a panel analysis

Estimation approach

 

Model A

Model B

Model C

Model D

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

  1. NOTE: Smoking variable is lagged by 5 years; YPLL = Years of potential life lost; CT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; GDP = Gross Domestic Product; PPP = Purchasing Power Parities