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Table 2 Distribution of health resources in the primary care sector (2010 to 2014)

From: Inequality in the distribution of health resources and health services in China: hospitals versus primary care institutions

Year

Economic zone

Population

(1000 persons)

Geographic area (1000 km2)

Primary care institutions

Health workers

Beds

Per 1000

persons

Per

1000

km2

Per 1000

persons

Per

1000

km2

Per 1000

persons

Per

1000

km2

2010

Total

1333850

9610.300

0.698

207.315

2.381

979.316

0.846

335.204

Eastern

50035

96.518

0.546

343.328

2.282

1902.253

0.692

611.752

Central

52845

208.738

0.707

205.396

2.539

758.200

0.930

281.703

Western

30058

573.225

0.832

83.916

2.367

280.701

0.931

117.369

2011

Total

1340420

9610.300

0.723

209.758

2.496

1012.334

0.868

338.192

Eastern

50405

96.518

0.545

345.298

2.320

1973.743

0.696

607.258

Central

52968

208.738

0.721

209.765

2.562

769.625

0.956

290.618

Western

30185

573.225

0.888

85.509

2.613

292.848

0.969

123.264

2012

Total

1347890

9610.300

0.720

209.793

2.537

1036.512

0.922

351.748

Eastern

50773

96.518

0.545

348.568

2.362

2031.398

0.716

614.744

Central

53139

208.738

0.705

203.854

2.557

771.048

1.031

315.257

Western

30357

573.225

0.890

86.543

2.684

301.510

1.038

134.995

2013

Total

1355160

9610.300

0.716

210.990

2.585

1067.879

0.940

356.560

Eastern

51098

96.518

0.540

351.431

2.424

2107.795

0.714

616.445

Central

53339

208.738

0.701

204.025

2.559

774.800

1.034

318.930

Western

30531

573.225

0.886

86.895

2.750

310.007

1.085

143.418

2014

Total

1362460

9610.300

0.713

212.187

2.604

1085.242

0.958

360.404

Eastern

51418

96.518

0.539

354.795

2.422

2146.990

0.713

613.118

Central

53559

208.738

0.698

203.922

2.562

778.634

1.065

330.572

Western

30699

573.225

0.883

86.972

2.798

316.378

1.112

148.638