(000 people)
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
| Total | 5025 | 5140 | 5215 | 5307 | 5373 | 5419 | 5516 |
| Medical technical personnel | 3985 | 4074 | 4117 | 4199 | 4257 | 4312 | 4398 |
| Doctors | 1780 | 1808 | 1832 | 1882 | 1918 | 1941 | 1985 |
| Traditional Chinese medicine | 363 | 364 | 358 | 361 | 358 | 348 | 364 |
| Western medicine, senior | 1065 | 1079 | 1115 | 1159 | 1186 | 1207 | 1236 |
| Western medicine, junior | 347 | 360 | 351 | 354 | 365 | 375 | 392 |
| Senior and junior nurses | 1012 | 1040 | 1056 | 1094 | 1126 | 1163 | 1198 |
| Doctors per 1,000 persons | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 159 | 161 |
Last Updated on 10/16/98
By China Data Center