Table 2.

Number of outpatient visits and number of hospitalizations for private vs. public hospitals in China (2011–2021).

Yeara	Number of outpatient visits (thousands)				Number of hospitalizations (thousands)
	Public		Private		Public		Private
	Number	Proportion (%)	Number	Proportion (%)	Number	Proportion (%)	Number	Proportion (%)
2011	205,254	90.9	20,629	9.1	9707	90.3	1047	9.7
2012	228,866	90.1	25,295	10.0	11,331	89.0	1396	11.0
2013	245,510	89.5	28,667	10.5	12,315	87.9	1692	12.1
2014	264,741	89.1	32,465	10.9	13,414	87.3	1960	12.8
2015	271,243	88.0	37,120	12.0	13,721	85.3	2365	14.7
2016	284,771	87.1	42,184	12.9	14,750	84.2	2777	15.8
2017	295,201	85.8	48,690	14.2	15,594	82.4	3320	17.6
2018	305,123	85.3	52,613	14.7	16,351	81.7	3665	18.3
2019	327,232	85.2	57,008	14.8	17,487	82.6	3695	17.5
2020	279,193	84.0	53,094	16.0	14,835	80.8	3516	19.2
2021	327,089	84.2	61,290	15.8	16,409	81.4	3745	18.6

^aData for years 2011–2012 and 2018–2021 are from the China Health Statistical Yearbook.¹³ Data for years 2013–2017 are from the China Health Family Planning Statistics Yearbook.¹⁴