In terms of medical personnel density, the healthcare system in rural China is lagging behind compared to the urban regions. In 2018, there were only 1.8 nurses per 10,000 population in the rural areas of the country, compared to 5.08 nurses per 10,000 population in urban regions.
Medical personnel density in urban and rural China in 2018, by type
(number per 10,000 population)
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (August 31, 2019). Medical personnel density in urban and rural China in 2018, by type (number per 10,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098633/china-urban-and-rural-disparity-in-medical-personnel/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Medical personnel density in urban and rural China in 2018, by type (number per 10,000 population)." Chart. August 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098633/china-urban-and-rural-disparity-in-medical-personnel/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2019). Medical personnel density in urban and rural China in 2018, by type (number per 10,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098633/china-urban-and-rural-disparity-in-medical-personnel/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Medical Personnel Density in Urban and Rural China in 2018, by Type (Number per 10,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098633/china-urban-and-rural-disparity-in-medical-personnel/
National Bureau of Statistics of China, Medical personnel density in urban and rural China in 2018, by type (number per 10,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098633/china-urban-and-rural-disparity-in-medical-personnel/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Medical personnel density in urban and rural China in 2018, by type (number per 10,000 population) [Graph], National Bureau of Statistics of China, August 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098633/china-urban-and-rural-disparity-in-medical-personnel/
