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Table 1 Healthcare expenditures and sources of healthcare funding in China

From: The political economy of healthcare reform in China: negotiating public and private

Year

Healthcare spending (% GDP)

Government (%)a

Social security insurance (%)a

Out-of-pocket payments (%)a

1980

3.15

36.2

42.6

21.2

1985

3.09

38.6

33.0

28.5

1990

4.00

25.1

39.2

35.7

1995

3.54

18.0

35.6

46.4

2000

4.62

15.5

25.6

59.0

2005

4.68

17.9

29.9

52.2

2010

5.01

28.6

35.9

35.5

  1. aPercentage of total healthcare spending.
  2. Source: P.R. China. 2012. Health Statistical Digest. Beijing: P.R. China.