Table 2.

Number of village doctors and percentages with different qualifications (2005–2014)^a

Year	Total	Percentages with different qualifications (%)
		Certified (assistant) physicians	Rural doctors	Nurse	Village health workers
2005	1,020,395	10.18	84.69	0.00	5.13
2008	1,127,531	10.61	83.22	2.20	3.97
2009	1,253,705	14.24	79.4	1.93	4.43
2010	1,292,410	13.41	79.84	2.11	4.65
2011	1,350,222	14.31	78.55	2.26	4.88
2012	1,371,592	16.97	74.58	3.23	5.22
2013	1,457,276	19.99	68.93	5.83	5.25
2014	1,460,389	20.84	67.50	6.70	4.96
Eastern	504,990	22.55	67.40	7.06	2.98
Central	546,449	22.01	66.21	7.08	4.70
Western	408,950	17.16	69.33	5.75	7.77

^aData are from the “National Health and Family Planning Health Statistic Yearbook (2013–2015).” The percentages in 2014 are listed according to Eastern, Central, and Western China