Variable	Measurement	Era	Code	N	Source
Physical health	Single survey question; self rating of general population	1980	Health_1980	23	WVS1 item 83
		1990-91	Health_1990	40	WVS2 item 83
		1995-98	Health_1996	49	WVS3 item 11
		1990	Health_1999	47	WVS4 item ??
		1990s	Health_1990s	79	mean 1990,96,99
Physical health	Physical Health index: 1 Infant mortality (-), 2 Physicians p/c (+), 3 Male life expectancy (+) (Part of Estes’ Index of Social Progress)	1979–81	HealthIndex_1980	47	Estes 1984 table 5-1
Physical Quality-of-life Index	Average of: 1) Literacy, 2) Infant mortality, 3) Life expectancy at age 1	1975	PQLI_1975	67	VanderLijn 1995
		1980	PQLI_1980	67
		1985	PQLI_1985	67
		1988	PQLI_1988	66
		1992	PQLI_1992	64
Pain	Self report on single question: “Did you experience pain A LOT OF THE DAY yesterday?” % yes	2006-2009	Pain_2006.09	140	Gallup World Poll

Related topics: Health care, Health expenditures, Inequality in health, Life expectancy, Mental health, Mortality, Health outcomes
Related themes: Health

The dataset States of Nations is about characteristics of countries in periods (macro variables). It is part of the World Database of Happiness. Developed for the identification of societal conditions for happiness, the source can also be used for other purposes.