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Figure 3.29 Ratios of the poorest and the richest quartile for selected indicators, 2003, 2008 and 2011

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Source: Qun Meng, Ling Xu, Yaoguang Zhang, Juncheng Qian, Min Cai, Ying Xin, Jun Gao, Ke Xu, J Ties Boerma, Sarah L Barber, ‘Trends in Access to Health Services and Financial Protection in China Between 2003 and 2011: a Cross-sectional Study’, The Lancet, 3 March 2012, Volume 379, Issue9818, Pages 805–814.

Figure 3.29
Dramatic progress has been achieved from 2003 to 2011 for the first five indicators listed in this table, as seen by the narrowing gap between the poorest and richest quintiles. In contrast, households from the poorest quintile were still twice as likely as those from the richest quintile to experience catastrophic health expenses in 2011.

上一篇:Figure 3.28 Percentage of households with catastrophic health expenses, 2003, 2008 and 2011
下一篇:Figure 3.30 Provincial expenditure on health per capita in relation to provincial GDP per capita, by province, 2012

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