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EDUCATION | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | CULTURE | PUBLIC HEALTH | SPORTS |
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Death Rate of 10 Major Diseases in Rural Areas
Death Rate of 10 Major Diseases in Urban Areas
Persons Engaged in Health Care Institutions by Type of Occupation
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Steady progress was made in public health undertakings. At the end of 2000, there were 325,000 health institutions (including clinics) throughout China, with a total of 3.18 million beds, 2.21 million of which were in hospitals and public health centers. There were 4.49 million health workers, including 2.08 million doctors and 1.27 million senior and junior nurses. China also had 5,441 sanitation, anti-epidemic and disease prevention stations with 211,000 health workers, and 2,598 maternal and child health-care institutions (excluding maternal and child health-care clinics) with 75,000 health workers. Rural townships (towns) had 49,000 commune hospitals with 735,000 beds and 1.03 million health workers. Some 89.8 percent of villages nationwide had medical stations, with 1.32 million rural doctors and health workers. |
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