Table 1.

Number of papers published in BMJ Open in 2020 by location, and proportion of these with PPI

Location	n	% of total	Mean % PPI (95% CI)
UK	591	19.7	44.5 (40.5 to 48.5)
Canada	195	6.5	30.8 (24.3 to 37.3)
Australia/New Zealand	269	9.0	21.9 (17.0 to 26.9)
France	118	3.9	21.2 (13.8 to 28.6)
Netherlands	120	4.0	20.8 (13.5 to 28.1)
Germany	101	3.4	16.8 (9.5 to 24.2)
USA	227	7.6	16.3 (11.5 to 21.1)
Europe (other)	501	16.7	15.5 (12.4 to 18.7)
Central and South America	59	2.0	11.3 (3.9 to 18.7)
Central and South Asia	72	2.4	10.2 (2.4 to 18.0)
Africa and West Asia	163	5.4	8.0 (3.8 to 12.1)
East and Southeast Asia	232	7.7	6.4 (3.3 to 9.6)
China	352	11.7	3.4 (1.5 to 5.3)
	3000	100.0	20.6 (19.1 to 22.0)

Note that location here means each country with ≥100 papers and otherwise means region.

PPI, patient and public involvement.