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Table 2 Ratio of female health workforce in different types of health organizations in China (2002–2020)

From: Feminization of the health workforce in China: exploring gendered composition from 2002 to 2020

Year

Medical system

Public health system

Hospital

Community health center

Township health center

Village clinic

Maternal and child health hospital

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

2002

68.5

73.9

52.2

–

82.4

–

2005

68.3

71.8

53.1

–

82.3

48.8

2009

69.7

70.9

55.4

–

83.1

51.5

2010

70.0

71.2

55.7

–

83.2

51.8

2011

70.5

70.2

56.1

–

83.4

52.0

2012

71.0

70.4

56.7

–

83.6

52.2

2013

72.2

71.8

58.6

29.2

84.2

53.7

2014

72.4

72.0

59.0

29.6

84.3

53.9

2015

72.8

72.7

59.8

29.9

84.4

54.5

2016

73.3

74.2

61.3

30.5

84.7

55.7

2017

73.6

74.9

62.3

31.1

84.9

56.3

2018

74.1

75.2

63.4

32.5

85.2

57.1

2019

74.3

75.2

64.3

32.8

85.2

57.7

2020

74.4

76.2

64.8

34.1

85.1

58.2

AAPC

0.70%

0.50%

1.67%

2.25%

0.28%

1.33%

95% CI

(0.63%, 0.77%)

(0.24%, 0.76%)

(1.56%, 1.78%)

(1.90%, 2.60%)

(0.25%, 0.31%)

(1.18%, 1.48%)

P value

< 0.001

0.003

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. AAPC, estimated average annual percent change