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Table 1 Description of the yearly regional variables used in the models, Colombia 1980–2010

From: The public health impact of economic fluctuations in a Latin American country: mortality and the business cycle in Colombia in the period 1980–2010

Variable

Period available

Units

Source

Registry of deaths [29]

1979–2012

Number of deaths

National Office of Statistics [DANE]

Population (censuses and estimations) [29]

1985–2020

Inhabitants

GDP per capita [51]

1980–1995 and 2000–2013

Constant 2005 Colombian Pesos (COP)

Enrolment to college [40]

2000–2012

Percentage of enrolled students to post-secondary education among the population aged 16–24

Ministry of education

Subsidized regime – affiliated population [41]

1995–2010

Percentage of population insured in the subsidized scheme over total population

National Department of Planning [DNP]

Contributive regime – affiliated population [41]

1996–2010

Percentage of population insured in the contributive scheme over total population

Transfers to health [42]

1994–2013

Constant 2005 Colombian Pesos (COP)