Table 1:

Distribution of spending and health outcome variables across the provinces, 1981–2011

VariableMean value ± SD (range)
Real social spending per capita, $000s*0.93 ± 0.19 (0.44–1.53)
Real health spending per capita, $000s*2.90 ± 0.71 (1.55–5.42)
Potentially avoidable mortality, per 100 000309.59 ± 63.53 (192.8–466.4)
Infant mortality, per 1000 live births6.57 ± 1.87 (3.2–11.9)
Life expectancy, yr†79.01 ± 1.10 (76.8–81.7)

  • Note: SD = standard deviation.

  • ↵* Base year: 2011.

  • ↵† Life expectancy was modelled from 1990 to 2011 because of limitations on data availability at the provincial level.