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Table 1.

Program demographics in Mainland China Universal Newborn Screening Programs

Province	Births(000) 2009^a	Date NBS began	Coverage 2009^b	Screened conditions				Cost in USD^b
Province	Births(000) 2009^a	Date NBS began	Coverage 2009^b	PKU	CH	CAH	G6PD	Cost in USD^b
Anhui	800.6	1996	59.52%	+	+			7.43
Beijing	141.5	1989	98.16%	+	+			Free
Chongqing	283.1	1996	31.15%	+	+	+	+	17.03
Fujian	442.5	1998	62.76%	+	+			8.51
Gansu	350.9	2000	11.32%	+	+			9.26
Guangdong	1135.4	1989	45.96%	+	+		+	17.80
Guangxi	688.1	2007	12.15%	+	+	+	+	18.52
Guizhou	254.1	2007	27.84%	+	+			Free
Hainan	126.6	2007	59.45%	+	+		+	Free
Henan	1086.3	1997	8.64%	+	+			7.74
Hebei	909.5	1997	49.45%	+	+			7.74
Heilongjiang	286.2	1999	92.21%	+	+			8.51
Hubei	542.3	1993	73.51%	+	+			7.74
Hunan	835.9	1996	56.77%	+	+			7.74
Inner Mongolia	231.8	2007	–	+	+			7.43
Jilin	183.3	2007	35.67%	+	+			7.74
Jiangsu	737.7	1985	78.96%	+	+	+		10.06
Jiangxi	614.7	2005	34.76%	+	+			8.05
Liaoning	261.7	2002	85.16%	+	+			8.51
Ningxia	90.7	2007	12.61%	+	+			7.74
Qinghai	80.8	2009	8.92%	+	+			7.74
Shaanxi	386.3	2006	34.27%	+	+			7.74
Shandong	1107.9	1992	96.45%	+	+			8.51
Shanxi	372.5	2004	26.30%	+	+			7.74
Shanghai	165.9	1981	97.79%	+	+	+	+	Free
Sichuan	748.9	1992	31.45%	+	+			7.74
Tianjin	101.9	1989	87.61%	+	+			Free
Tibet	44.4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Xinjiang	345.2	2003	–	+	+			11.57
Yunnan	572.7	1998	3.64%	+	+	+	+	15.48
Zhejiang	529.4	1998	97.17%	+	+			8.51

^ahttp://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/ndsj/2010/indexch.htm

^bSome information came from personal communication (e-mail or phone)