Table 1 Variable descriptions
From: Impact of disaster-related mortality on gross domestic product in the WHO African Region
Variable | Variable description |
|---|---|
GDP | Per capita gross domestic product (GDP), i.e. real value of annual volume of goods and services (in purchasing power parity US$) divided by population |
D | Hectares of arable land per capita, i.e. total arable land divided by population |
L | The number of people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work, as well as first-time job-seekers |
K | Capital stock proxied by gross domestic investment (as a percentage of GDP). It consists of additions to fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in inventory |
LE | Life expectancy in years |
EN | Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio |
X | Openness of economy proxied by exports of goods and services (each expressed as a percentage of GDP) |
M | Openness of economy proxied by imports of goods and services (as a percentage of GDP) |
DS | Number of people killed by natural and technological disasters in a year |