Table 2

Country fixed effects regression models

Outcome variable: log of non-PHC expenditures (composition of THC by non-primary health care, per capita in US$)Model (1)Model (2)Model (3)Model (4)
PHC as a share of THC expenditure (%), PHC–0.0246***
[0.00349]
–0.0270***
[0.00625]
–0.0268***
[0.00612]
–0.0327*
[0.0195]
Population aged 60 and above (% of total population), pop_600.103***
[0.0184]
0.0911***
[0.0307]
0.0906***
[0.0306]
0.0961***
[0.0302]
PHC (as a share of THC expenditure, %) * (Pop_60)0.000316
[0.000573]
0.000300
[0.000567]
0.000177
[0.000623]
Noncommunicable disease (NCD) burden as a share of total disease burden (%) among population aged 60 and above (NCD60)0.0112
[0.0161]
0.00586
[0.0219]
PHC * NCD608.67E-05
[0.000252]
GDP per capita1.25e-05***
[3.46e-06]
1.27e-05***
[3.47e-06]
1.27e-05***
[3.48e-06]
1.26e-05***
[3.41e-06]
Constant4.715***
[0.277]
4.798***
[0.363]
3.866***
[1.355]
4.255**
[1.804]
Number of observations370370370370
R20.5370.5380.540.54
Number of countries107107107107
  • Robust standard errors in brackets.

  • *** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1.

  • GDP, gross domestic product; PHC, primary healthcare; THC, total healthcare.