Table 4: Multivariate regression models with annual rate of decrease of mortality (ß) at age 55-74 years in 18 different OECD countries as dependent variable.

Modell Determinant Coefficient SE p-level R2
Modell 0 0.6462
History (H1990) -0.0282 0.0052 <0.001
Modell 1 0.7896
History -0.0263 0.0042 <0.001
Mortality at age 0 in 1940-1949 121.9 38.122 0.006
Modell 2 0.7048
History -0.0256 0.0052 <0.001
Mortality at age 1-4 in 1940-1949 489.1 283.6 0.1051
Modell 3 0.6578
History -0.0279 0.0053 <0.001
GDP per capita -0.213 0.2996 0.4879
Modell 4 0.6895
History -0.0275 0.0052 <0.001
Gini index 0.3592 0.3554 0.3306
Model 5 0.6645
History -0.0269 0.0054 <0.001
Poverty rate 40.4 44.74 0.3809
Model 6 0.6498
History -0.0283 0.0054 <0.001
Publicly funded health care 0.7523 1.918 0.7004