Household income, income inequality, and health-related quality of life measured by the EQ-5D in Shaanxi, China: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Basic socioeconomic and health characteristics of China and Shaanxi,^a 2007

	China	Shaanxi	Rankings^b
Socioeconomic indicators
Per capita GDP (yuan)	18,934	14,350	21
Per capita disposable income (yuan)
Urban regions	13,786	10,763	28
Rural regions	4140	2645	28
Health indicators
Life expectancy
Men	69.6	68.9	22
Women	73.3	71.3	24
Mortality (1/1000)	6.93	6.16	11
Morbidity of statutory infectious diseases (1/100,000)	272.4	254.2	18

^aLife expectancy data were from the 2000 census, and other data were from the Annual Health Statistics in 2008
^bShaanxi’s rankings among 31 provinces or municipalities (descending)

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