Table 4 Correlation coefficients and significance levels among selected variables in sub-Saharan African countries only (n = 22)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. MMR 2012 | |||||||||
2. MMR 2015 | 0.98** | ||||||||
3. GEI 2012 | –0.30 | –0.30 | |||||||
4. GGI 2012 | –0.21 | –0.21 | 0.91** | ||||||
5. SIGI 2012 | 0.49* | 0.50* | –0.53* | –0.44 | |||||
6. GDP per cap. 2012 | –0.20 | –0.18 | –0.19 | –0.38 | –0.23 | ||||
7. Freedom House 2012 | –0.38 | 0.35 | –0.29 | –0.37 | 0.03 | –0.05 | |||
8. Corruption Index 2012 | –0.48* | –0.50* | 0.37 | 0.33 | –0.30 | 0.10 | –0.69** | ||
9. Skilled birth attendance | 0.36 | –0.27 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.09 | –0.39 | 0.38 | |
10. Total fertility rate 2015 | 0.52* | 0.51* | –0.26 | –0.16 | 0.69** | –0.43* | 0.02 | –0.31 | –0.40 |