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Table 3 Gini coefficients of population and geographic distribution of health resources (2010–2014)

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

Gini coefficient

Year

Hospital sector

Primary care sector

Institutions

Health workers

Beds

Institutions

Health workers

Beds

Population size

2010

0.44

0.28

0.26

0.23

0.43

0.04

2011

0.41

0.26

0.24

0.27

0.43

0.04

2012

0.36

0.24

0.18

0.27

0.45

0.02

2013

0.37

0.23

0.18

0.27

0.45

0.07

2014

0.36

0.23

0.17

0.26

0.45

0.07

Geographic size

2010

0.86

0.90

0.88

0.77

0.81

0.82

2011

0.86

0.89

0.87

0.78

0.81

0.81

2012

0.83

0.89

0.83

0.78

0.83

0.81

2013

0.81

0.89

0.82

0.78

0.84

0.81

2014

0.81

0.88

0.82

0.89

0.88

0.81