Public Health
Item Unit 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Number of Medical Institutions   208734 190057 325000 330348 306000 291323 296492
  Hospitals and Health-care Stations   62454 67807 65509 65424 63881 62968 60867
  Stations and Institutions
for Epidemic Control
  3618 3629 4065 4253 3579 3584 3586
  Maternity and Child Care Institutions   2820 2832 2598 2548 3049 3033 2997
Number of Beds in Hospitals and
Health-care Stations
10000 262.4 283.6 294.8 297.6 291.1 295.5 304.7
  At City Level 10000 138.7 174 191.4 195.9 195.1    
  At County Level 10000 123.7 109.7 103.4 101.7 96.0    
Number of Employees in Medical Institutions 10000 490.6 537.3 559.1 558.4 523.8 527.5 535.4
  Medical Personnel 10000 389.8 425.7 449.1 450.8 427.0 430.6 439.0
  Doctors 10000 176.3 191.8 207.6 210.0 184.4 186.8 190.5
  Senior and Junior Nurses 10000 97.5 112.6 126.7 128.7 124.7 126.6 130.8
Medical Recurrent Expenses 100 million yuan 79.5 163.3 272.2 313.5 350.44 449.87