Table 3.

Hospital and medical clinic patient visits in China (thousands per year)

	General hospitals		Specialized hospitals		CHCs		THCs		TCM
	Inpatient	Outpatient	Inpatient	Outpatient	Inpatient	Outpatient	Inpatient	Outpatient	Inpatient	Outpatient
2008	58,720	1,282,280	5,500	132,500	1,410	255,590	33,550	828,450	8,890	266,110
2009	67,130	1,368,482	6,020	164,448	2,250	374,725	38,080	838,528	10,340	291,118
2010	75,050	1,435,532	6,550	175,897	2,620	481,896	36,300	837,901	11,680	316,022
2011	84,310	1,589,690	8,440	179,560	2,470	409,000	34,490	832,010	13,490	347,510
2012	93,584	1,700,968	9,706	201,107	2,978	478,391	33,628	811,210	15,502	379,842
2015	127,989	2,083,759	14,762	282,541	5,216	765,531	31,168	751,877	23,523	496,031
2020	196,926	2,723,390	26,601	455,035	13,252	1,607,876	24,117	581,788	47,108	773,901

Source: People’s Republic of China (2012) Health Statistical Yearbook, Beijing: P.R. China.