Health System in China

Table 2 Health workers in China in 2011

Categories	Total		Urban		Rural
Categories	Number (1000s)	Density	number (1000s)	Density	number (1000s)	Density
All health workers	8616	4.58	3844	7.9	4762	3.19
Licensed doctors including assistant doctors	2466	1.82	1190	3	1275	1.33
Nurses	2244	1.66	1304	3.29	939	0.98
Other health professionals	1492	1.1
Other health workers	2413	1.8

Note: Urban areas refer to jurisdiction under China’s four municipalities and prefecture-level cities. Rural areas refer to counties and county-level cities, as well township hospitals and village clinics. Density refers to the number of health workers per 1000 population
Source: China Health Statistics Yearbook 2012 (Ministry of Health 2012b)