Table 4 Ratio of different types of female health workforce by levels of health organizations in China (2002–2020)
From: Feminization of the health workforce in China: exploring gendered composition from 2002 to 2020
Year | 2002 | 2005 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | AAPC | 95% CI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doctors | ||||||||||||||||||
 Medical system | Hospital | 43.4 | 43.2 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 42.8 | 42.9 | 43.8 | 43.4 | 43.8 | 44.5 | 44.8 | 45.3 | 46.3 | 46.5 | 0.63% | (0.44%, 0.82%) | < 0.001 |
CHC | 62.6 | 56.7 | 53.4 | 53.2 | 52.2 | 52.4 | 53.6 | 53.6 | 54.3 | 55.8 | 56.4 | 56.9 | 57.8 | 58.2 | 0.15% | (− 0.53%, 0.83%) | 0.670 | |
THC# | 35.1 | 35.9 | 36.6 | 36.7 | 36.6 | 37.1 | 37.9 | 37.2 | 37.5 | 38.8 | 39.6 | 40.6 | 42.2 | 42.7 | 1.35% | (1.08%, 1.62%) | < 0.001 | |
VC# | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31.8 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 30.5 | 30.9 | 32.3 | 32.5 | 34.8 | 1.59% | (0.42%, 2.76%) | 0.037 | |
 Public health system | MCH | 76.5 | 76.3 | 74.5 | 74.5 | 74.2 | 73.8 | 73.9 | 74.1 | 73.8 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 73.7 | 73.6 | − 0.21% | (0.32%, − 0.10%) | 0.002 |
CDC | – | 41.0 | 41.5 | 41.7 | 42.1 | 42.4 | 44.0 | 43.8 | 44.3 | 45.5 | 46.2 | 47.0 | 48.2 | 48.7 | 1.49% | (1.35%, 1.63%) | < 0.001 | |
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 Medical system | Hospital | 63.4 | 63.3 | 63.3 | 63.4 | 63.7 | 64.0 | 64.9 | 65.1 | 65.6 | 66.5 | 66.9 | 67.5 | 68.0 | 68.3 | 0.66% | (0.57%, 0.75%) | < 0.001 |
CHC | 70.6 | 67.4 | 68.3 | 68.5 | 68.5 | 68.7 | 69.7 | 69.8 | 70.7 | 72.1 | 73.1 | 73.8 | 74.9 | 75.5 | 0.78% | (0.54%, 1.02%) | < 0.001 | |
THC# | 50.7 | 50.6 | 50.2 | 50.7 | 51.2 | 52.3 | 54.3 | 54.6 | 55.6 | 57.5 | 58.7 | 60.1 | 61.5 | 62.3 | 1.83% | (1.59%, 2.07%) | < 0.001 | |
 Public health system | MCH | 74.6 | 74.2 | 73.1 | 73.1 | 73.2 | 73.0 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.4 | 74.1 | 74.4 | 74.7 | 74.7 | 74.9 | 0.11% | (0, 0.22%) | 0.063 |
CDC | – | 66.8 | 63.3 | 63.3 | 63.9 | 63.8 | 63.9 | 63.6 | 63.9 | 64.7 | 64.4 | 64.8 | 64.5 | 64.6 | 0.02% | (− 0.19%, 0.23%) | 0.851 | |
Nurses | ||||||||||||||||||
 Medical system | Hospital | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.1 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.8 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 97.3 | 97.0 | 96.6 | − 0.13% | (0.15%, − 0.11%) | < 0.001 |
CHC | 99.6 | 99.4 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 99.2 | − 0.01% | (0.02%, 0) | 0.050 | |
THC# | 97.5 | 97.6 | 98.1 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.5 | 0.07% | (0.05%, 0.09%) | < 0.001 | |
VC# | – | – | – | – | – | – | 94.5 | 94.9 | 95.1 | 74.9 | 25.6 | 38.7 | 58.8 | 70.0 | − 9.37% | (21.57%, 2.83%) | 0.202 | |
 Public health system | MCH | 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.0 | 98.9 | − 0.01% | (0.02%, 0) | 0.315 |