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Table 2 Out-of-pocket payment per capita as a percentage of average annual household living consumption expenditure per capita (%) for the urban and rural population and across socio-economic development regions in 2000-2011

From: Changes in health expenditures in China in 2000s: has the health system reform improved affordability

 

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Urban

            

Nationwide

6.4

6.5

7.1

7.3

7.4

7.6

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.4

Least developed

5.7

-

-

-

-

7.5

7.0

6.7

6.6

6.7

6.1

6.6

Less developed

6.8

-

-

-

-

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.6

6.9

6.7

Developed

5.6

-

-

-

-

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.4

5.4

Rural

            

Nationwide

5.2

5.6

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.8

6.5

6.7

7.2

7.4

8.4

Least developed

5.0

-

-

-

-

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.7

7.2

7.1

8.0

Less developed

6.1

-

-

-

-

7.1

7.2

6.7

7.2

7.6

8.1

8.8

Developed

5.2

-

-

-

-

6.7

6.6

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.7

  1. Note: Data for the years of 2001–2004 were not available in these study provinces.