Table 2 Descriptive statistics of variables of the full sample

Dependent variables

    Gini government health exp.

0.229

0.050

0.006

0.357

    Gini domestic health exp. cap

0.630

0.137

0.051

0.851

Independent variables

    GDP per capita

4100.463

3872.706

715.454

22869.760

    POP above 65

3.279

1.410

1.871

11.999

    POP below 15

41.920

6.429

17.260

50.264

    Urban population

38.555

16.129

8.246

89.741

    Poverty

0.396

0.237

0.001

0.928

    HIV

1.922

3.284

0.010

21.680

    External health exp.

26.010

30.373

0.124

223.979

    Life expectancy

58.778

7.612

39.441

76.880

    Non-communicable diseases

24.888

5.490

13.900

47.900

    Governance

4.481

2.188

0.000

10.558

    Information and communication technology

1.310

1.346

0.000

6.155

    Trade

61.462

27.046

1.219

175.798

    Debt services

2.912

4.140

0.053

46.340

    Foreign Direct Investment

3.166

4.379

-11.197

46.275