Table 3 Ratio of female doctors in different majors in China (2002–2020)
From: Feminization of the health workforce in China: exploring gendered composition from 2002 to 2020
Year | Total | Clinical medicine | Traditional Chinese medicine | Dentistry | Public health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 42.6 | 44.7 | 32.5 | 43.1 | 38.7 |
2005 | 42.9 | 44.7 | 33.5 | 43.5 | 39.5 |
2009 | 42.9 | 44.4 | 33.2 | 43.7 | 41.3 |
2010 | 42.9 | 44.4 | 33.0 | 44.0 | 41.7 |
2011 | 43.3 | 44.6 | 33.5 | 44.6 | 42.2 |
2012 | 43.5 | 44.7 | 33.8 | 45.0 | 42.2 |
2013 | 44.8 | 46.0 | 35.2 | 46.4 | 44.1 |
2014 | 44.5 | 46.0 | 35.3 | 46.5 | 44.0 |
2015 | 44.9 | 46.3 | 35.9 | 47.1 | 44.7 |
2016 | 45.3 | 46.6 | 37.0 | 48.2 | 46.4 |
2017 | 45.7 | 46.8 | 37.6 | 48.9 | 47.0 |
2018 | 46.2 | 47.2 | 38.9 | 50.1 | 48.0 |
2019 | 47.1 | 47.7 | 40.1 | 51.3 | 49.0 |
2020 | 47.6 | 48.1 | 41.6 | 52.6 | 50.2 |
AAPC | 0.86% | 0.64% | 1.82% | 1.53% | 1.91% |
95% CI | (0.75%, 0.97%) | (0.52%, 0.76%) | (1.53%, 2.11%) | (1.37%, 1.69%) | (1.77%, 2.05%) |
P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |