Figure 4. Level distribution of per capita medical resources in
31 provinces of China.
From the perspective of regional distribution, the fifth and fourth
grade provinces and cities with relatively high per capita medical
resources in China are mainly distributed in the northeast and western
regions of China. Most other provinces in the central region are in the
second grade except Hunan Province, which is in the fourth grade. The
per capita medical resource level in Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangxi,
Ningxia, Hainan and other regions is at the bottom of China, and the per
capita medical resource level in Guangdong Province is the only one that
has been separately classified in the first level, indicating that the
per capita medical resource level in Guangdong Province has a large gap
compared with other regions and is at a very backward level.
The gap in the number of medical beds per thousand people in various
regions of China is relatively stable, which is basically about 6.
Hunan, Sichuan and other regions have reached nearly 8 units, which is a
high level. The number of medical beds per thousand people in Guangdong
Province is only 4.5, which is the lowest level in China. Due to the
great difference in population between regions in China, the number of
medical institutions per 10000 people in Tibet is 18.96, ranking the
first in China. The number of medical institutions per 10000 people in
Shanghai is only 2.37, ranking the lowest in China, which is very
different from that in Tibet.
Due to the high economic level of
Beijing, Shanghai and other regions, the per capita health expenditure
of both regions has exceeded 10000 yuan, which is in the forefront of
China. Compared with the low level of Anhui Province, the difference in
value is four to five times, and the difference between different
regions is significant. In terms of the number of health technicians per
1000 people, Beijing still ranks first in China with 12.6 people. It has
significant advantages in medical and health human resources. The basic
value of other regions remains around 6to7, with a small gap. It is
worth noting that Jiangsu Province and Guangdong Province, as the
developed provinces with the highest GDP output in the eastern and
southern regions of China, do not show their unique economic advantages
in terms of per capita medical and health resources. Jiangsu is at the
middle level, while Guangdong is at the bottom one.