Table 1.
Socioeconomic status of sampled provinces*.
| Socioeconomic Status | Eastern | Central | Western | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandong | Hebei | Hubei | Henan | Qinghai | Guizhou | |
| Population (Million) | 100.06 | 75.20 | 59.02 | 95.59 | 5.98 | 35.80 |
| GDP per capita (Chinese Yuan) | 72,851 | 47,985 | 61,972 | 47,130 | 44,348 | 37,956 |
| (Assistant) Doctors per 1000 population | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Facility beds per 1000 population | 5.84 | 5.25 | 6.37 | 5.85 | 6.41 | 6.51 |
| Number of tertiary hospitals | 148 | 62 | 100 | 77 | 18 | 44 |
* Data source: National Health Commission (2018), Statistical Bulletin on the Development of Health Services in China. GDP: gross domestic product.