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Table 1 Summary of healthcare in China [2, 3]

From: Clinical review: Critical care medicine in mainland China

 

Year

 

2001

2003

2005

2007

2008

Population (million)

1,276.27

1,292.27

1,307.56

1,321.29

1,328.02

   Urban (%)

37.7

40.5

43.0

44.9

45.7

   Rural (%)

62.3

59.5

57.0

55.1

54.3

GDP (million USD)

1,405

1,709

2,669

3,611

4,402

GDP per capita (USD)

1,101

1,322

2,041

2,733

3,315

Annual income per capita (USD)

594

731

932

1,240

1,434

   Urban (USD)

1,004

1,240

1,536

2,018

2,311

   Rural (USD)

346

384

477

606

697

Total healthcare expenditure (million USD)

75.4

96.4

126.8

165.3

NA

Percentage of GDP spent on healthcare

5.37

5.64

4.75

4.58

NA

Percentage of total healthcare expenditure funded by the government

15.5

17.0

17.9

20.3

NA

Percentage of total healthcare expenditure funded by individuals

60.5

55.8

52.2

45.2

NA

Population covered by insurance (million)

     

   Urban

76.3

109.0

137.1

220.5

317.0

   Rural

NA

NA

NA

31.3

42.5

Cost of medical care (USD)

     

   Per visit

13.7

15.8

18.6

19.9

21.4

   Per admission

475.2

572.6

682.5

728.2

800.0

Annual medical service per capita

     

   Visit

1.64

1.62

1.76

2.52

2.66

   Admission

0.043

0.047

0.052

0.074

0.086

Annual cost of medical care (USD)

     

   Per capita

42.9

52.5

68.0

104.0

125.7

   Percentage of annual income

7.2

7.2

7.3

8.4

10.1

  1. GDP, gross domestic product; NA, not available; USD, US dollars. 1 USD = 6.83 RMB.