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Table 2 The mean and standard deviation (SD) of health human resources indicators by ethnic groups

From: Disparities in health system input between minority and non-minority counties and their effects on maternal mortality in Sichuan province of western China

Indicators

Minority counties, N = 1388.1 (10,000 persons)

Non-minority counties, N = 7775.5 (10,000 persons)

2002

Mean(SD)

2014

Mean(SD)

Annual change rate(%)

2002

Mean(SD)

2014

Mean(SD)

Annual change rate(%)

No of registered doctors (per 1000 pop)

1.94(0.96)

1.53(0.89)

−1.96

1.6(1.4)

2.2(1.5)

2.69

No of registered nurses (per 1000 pop)

0.73(0.39)

1.34(0.87)

5.19

0.92(1.1)

2.2(2.1)

7.54

Density of registered doctors

0.34(0.20)

0.33(0.26)

−0.25

1.9(4.0)

2.5(4.7)

2.31

Density of registered nurses

0.14(0.12)

0.31(0.31)

6.85

1.2(2.8)

2.7(6.0)

6.99

Area per doctor serve (km2)

38.5(51.0)

51.4(74.9)

2.44

2.1(2.1)

1.5(1.5)

−2.76

Area per nurse serve (km2)

171.2(512.4)

66.4(104.1)

−7.59

5.6(6.5)

2.0(2.4)

−8.22