Table 4.

Comparison between the actual and required WCH professionals in China and in East, Central and West regions

Region	Women’s health				Children’s health				Total
	Actual	Required	Excess/gap	Actual/required ratio	Actual	Required	Excess/gap	Actual/required ratio	Actual	Required	Excess/gap	Actual/required ratio
East	110535	48510	62025	2.28	63895	56241	7654	1.14	174430	104751	69679	1.67
Central	112805	43992	68813	2.56	66759	36818	29941	1.81	179564	80810	98754	2.22
West	92042	40571	51471	2.27	69742	40618	29124	1.72	161784	81189	80595	1.99
Total	315382	133073	182309	2.37	200396	133677	66719	1.50	515778	266750	249028	1.93