Skip to main content

Table 1 The growth of total expenditure on health (TEH), total health expenditure as% of GDP (THE as% of GDP) and Per Capita Health Expenditure (Per Capita THE)

From: Suggestions to ameliorate the inequity in urban/rural allocation of healthcare resources in China

Indicator

2000

2005

2007

2008

2009

TEH (100 million ÂĄ)

4586.6

8659.9

11573.9

14535.4

17541.9

THE as % of GDP (%)

4.62

4.68

4.35

4.63

5.15

Per capita THE (ÂĄ)

361.9

662.3

875.9

1094.5

1314.3

Urban

813.0

1126.4

1516.3

1861.8

2176.6

Rural

214.9

315.8

358.1

455.2

562.0