Table 1 Descriptive statistics of selected country-level variables
Indicator | Year | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
HIV patients (× 1000) | 2007 | 140.0 | 0.2, 5700.0 |
Gross domestic product (US dollar) | 2007 | 646.0 | 115, 19552.0 |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
   Adult literacy rate | 2001-2005 | 67.2 | 23.6, 91.8 |
   Public expenditure on education* | 2000 - 2007 | 17.4 | 4.0, 29.8 |
   Research and development researchers (× 1000) |  | 5.0 | 0.0, 100 |
   Number of high institutions** | 2009 | 3.0 | 0.0, 91.0 |
   Number of indexed journals | 2009 | 1.0 | 0.0, 99.0 |
Health | Â | Â | Â |
   Physicians per 100,000 population | 2002-2005 | 554.0 | 81.0, 34923.0 |
   Total expenditure on health*** | 2006 | 4.9 | 1.5, 12.3 |
   Private expenditure on health | 2006 | 47.9 | 13.4, 87.7 |