Data file (comma delimited csv text-ascii file) for Ghobarah, Huth and Russett (2003) "Civil Wars Kill and Maim-- Long after the shooting stops", APSR. Tropical: 1 if tropical; 0 otherwise GBD_reg: WHO Region: Global Burden of Disease Study. WHO_cntry: WHO country code SS_cntry: Singer&Small Country code (used in COW) name_cntry: Country name Cause: (WHO cause of death-disease class): gndr: 2=male; 3=female CT variable: (Cause and gender variables combined in sequential listing; 1-24 male, 25-48 female) CT cause gndr name_cause 1 1 male All causes 2 2 male Malaria 3 3 male AIDS 4 4 male Tuberculosis 5 5 male Other infectious 6 6 male Lung cancer 7 7 male Cancer of mouth, esophagus, larynx, pharynx 8 8 male Liver cancer 9 9 male Stomach cancer 10 10 male Breast cancer 11 11 male Cervix cancer 12 12 male Other malignant neoplasms 13 13 male Respiratory diseases, infectious 14 14 male Respiratory disease, chronic 15 15 male Cardiovascular disease 16 16 male Digestive disease 17 17 male Maternal conditions 18 18 male Perinatal conditions 19 19 male All other diseases 20 20 male Transportation accidents 21 21 male Other unintentional injuries 22 22 male Suicide 23 23 male Homicide 24 24 male War 25 1 fema All causes 26 2 fema Malaria 27 3 fema AIDS 28 4 fema Tuberculosis 29 5 fema Other infectious 30 6 fema Lung cancer 31 7 fema Cancer of mouth, esophagus, larynx, pharynx 32 8 fema Liver cancer 33 9 fema Stomach cancer 34 10 fema Breast cancer 35 11 fema Cervix cancer 36 12 fema Other malignant neoplasms 37 13 fema Respiratory diseases, infectious 38 14 fema Respiratory disease, chronic 39 15 fema Cardiovascular disease 40 16 fema Digestive disease 41 17 fema Maternal conditions 42 18 fema Perinatal conditions 43 19 fema All other diseases 44 20 fema Transportation accidents 45 21 fema Other unintentional injuries 46 22 fema Suicide 47 23 fema Homicide 48 24 fema War dalyp60plus : dalys per population unit lost in 1999 due to cause (age over 60). dalyp45_59 : dalys per population unit lost in 1999 due to cause (age 45-59). dalyp15_44 : dalys per population unit lost in 1999 due to cause (age 15-44). dalyp5_14 : dalys per population unit lost in 1999 due to cause (age 5-14). dalyp0: dalys per population unit lost in 1999 due to cause (age under 5). contig_civil_war : Contiguous Civil War = 1; 0 otherwise deathn91_97 : Deaths due to civil war per population unit K_total_log : Total spending on health per capita logged GROWTH_URBAN_POP_UN : Growth of urban population Gini: Income Gini (inequality) log_Educational_Attainment: Average years of schooling logged log_vanhanen: Ethnic Heterogeneity logged POLITY: Polity score hmg3791@yahoo.com