Table 5 Health resources per capita in China and some high-income countries in the world in 2016. Source: [68, 69]
From: Overcoming COVID-19 in China despite shortcomings of the public health system: what can we learn?
Country | Current Health Expenditure p.c. [PPP US$] | Hospitals per million population | Number of beds per 1000 population | Doctors per 1000 population | Nurses per 1000 population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 5568.27 | 37.64 | 6.06 | 4.19 | 10.84 |
United Kingdom | 4182.18 | 29.29 | 2.57 | 2.78 | 6.45 |
United States of America | 9941.35 | 17.14 | 2.77 | 2.59 | – |
Japan | 4424.98 | 66.51 | 13.11 | 2.43 | 11.34 |
Republic of Korea | 2745.07 | 73.92 | 11.98 | 2.29 | 6.82 |
Canada | 4809.28 | 19.99 | 2.60 | 2.69 | 9.96 |
Australia | 4634.65 | 55.93 | 3.84 | 3.58 | 9.55 |
China | 762.98 | 21.07 | 4.02 | 1.88 | 2.54 |