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Table 1 Summary table of all variables used in regression analyses

From: An ecological quantification of the relationships between water, sanitation and infant, child, and maternal mortality

Variable

Mean

Standard Deviation

25th percentile

50th percentile

75th percentile

Minimum value

Maximum value

Number of missing values

% access to improved water source

85.99

17.00

80

94

100

30

100

24

% access to improved sanitation

71.14

30.18

48

84

98

9

100

23

Under-five mortality rate (per 1 000 live births)

48.30

55.01

10

23

69

2

257

0

% under-five mortality due to diarrheal disease

7.15

7.26

1

5

13

0

29

0

IMR (per 1 000 live births)

33.80

33.38

9

21

53

1

165

0

MMR (per 100 000 live births)

206.60

307.66

8

44

317

0

1600

24

GNI

10790.76

16203.34

1045

3730

11940

140

87070

9

Fertility per woman

2.88

1.44

1.80

2.40

3.85

1.20

7.10

1

Adult literacy rate

80.77

19.80

71

88.50

97

26

100

57

Deaths due to diarrhea (1 000's)

8792.47

33797.29

0

300

5000

0

402200

7

% birth attended by skilled health personnel

79.80

25.62

61

94.5

100

6

100

15

% using antenatal care (at least 1 visit)

85.37

16.56

80

91

97

16

100

62

  1. Regions of the world is a categorical variable. Its values are defined as the following: 1-African Region; 2-Europe; 3-Eastern Mediterranean; 4-Americas; 5-Southeast Asia; 6-Western Pacific