Table 3

Results of bivariate regression for all predictors and outcomes

Predictors	N	(Log) per capita total PHC spending	(Log) Per capita government PHC spending	Government PHC spending as a share of total government health spending
		(I)	(II)	(III)
GDP per capita (US$) in log format	102	1.00**	1.38**	−0.34
Government health spending as % of government spending	102	0.25**	0.36**	−0.25
Tax revenue including social contribution as % of GDP	102	0.12**	0.17**	0
% of young population (<15 years)	102	−0.07**	−0.11**	0
% of elderly population (>65 years)	102	0.17**	0.22**	−0.14
% Urban population	102	0.05**	0.07**	−0.04
Gini coefficient (latest figure)	102	−0.03	−0.05	0.11
Ethnic Fractionalisation Index	90	−0.03**	−0.04**	0.03
Population density (population per square kilometre area)	102	0	0	0
Gender Inequality Index	95	−0.07**	−0.09**	0.03
Social Capital Index	96	0.10**	0.14**	−0.06
Control of corruption	102	1.35**	1.88**	0.73
Rule of law	102	1.41**	1.96**	−0.39
Regulatory quality	102	1.50**	2.03**	−0.73
Government effectiveness	102	1.39**	1.95**	−0.27
Political stability and absence of violence/terrorism	102	1.24**	1.83**	0.18
Voice and accountability	102	1.24**	1.72**	1.48
POLITY regime measure	96	0.11**	0.15**	0.22
Government Closeness/Decentralisation Index	98	0.18**	0.24**	0.16
Liberal Democracy Index	99	0.05**	0.06**	0.04