Health care - Regions — Active physicians in China (People's Republic of)
China (People's Republic of): Health care - Regions — Active physicians was 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2013. ▲ Rising
Health care - Regions — Active physicians in China (People's Republic of), 1999–2013
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
China (People's Republic of) recorded 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants for health care - regions — active physicians in 2013. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health care - regions — active physicians in China (People's Republic of) peaked at 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Health care - Regions — Active physicians in China (People's Republic of), year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2000 | 1.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 1.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 1.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4 |
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- 1 Greece 6.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
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- Life expectancy - Regions 77.93 Years (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health care - regions — active physicians in China (People's Republic of)?
- Health care - regions — active physicians in China (People's Republic of) was 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2013, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest health care - regions — active physicians recorded in China (People's Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2013.
- What is the lowest health care - regions — active physicians recorded in China (People's Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2002.
- How does China (People's Republic of) rank for health care - regions — active physicians?
- China (People's Republic of) ranks 3rd out of 3 groups with data for 2013.
- Is health care - regions — active physicians rising or falling in China (People's Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People's Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Health care - Regions — Active physicians. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on healthcare resources in large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) when data is available. Indicators include doctor, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges. Data definition and source Doctors (physicians) are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to individuals and families, or specialists such as paediatricians, obstetricians/gynaecologists, psychiatrists, medical specialists and surgical specialists. Practising nurses provide services directly to patients, it includes: professional nurses, associate professional nurses, foreign nurses licensed to practice and actively practising in the country. It excludes midwives unless they work most of the time as nurses. Hospital beds are all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They include beds in all hospitals, including general hospitals, mental health and substance abuse hospitals, and other specialty hospitals; occupied and unoccupied beds. The three indicators above are measured per 1 000 inhabitants. Hospital discharge is the formal release of a patient from a hospital, here for all causes of diseases (A00-Z99) and all hospitals. It includes discharges from all hospitals, including general hospitals (HP.1.1), mental health hospitals (HP.1.2), and other specialised hospitals (HP.1.3) ; Deaths in hospital ; Transfers to another hospital ; Discharges of healthy newborns. This indicator is measured per 100 000 inhabitants. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.