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Table 3 The mean and standard deviation (SD) of health infrastructure 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

Non-minority counties

2002

Mean(SD)

2014

Mean(SD)

Annual change rate(%)

2002

Mean(SD)

2014

Mean(SD)

Annual change rate(%)

No of hospitals (per 100,000 pop)

3.1(2.2)

2.8(1.7)

−0.84

1.7(1.6)

2.2(1.6)

2.17

Service area per hospital (km2)

2418(2318)

2146(2167)

−0.99

302(293)

188(247)

−3.87

Hospital beds (per 1000 pop)

2.7(1.2)

4.2(2.0)

3.75

2.7(2.1)

5.6(3.5)

6.27

No of health institute (per 1000 pop)

1.3(0.5)

1.7(0.9)

2.26

0.86(0.25)

0.85(0.23)

−0.10

Service area per health institute (km2)

64(86)

35(44)

−4.91

2.8(2.9)

2.7(2.4)

−0.30