Are Things Getting Better in China? - 1949 to 1985 - Page 12
A College Paper by Paul Noll (1990) K. Disease Control Results China has made significant improvements in disease control due to the improvements as more hospitals and medical personnel both in the hospitals and in clinics. Notice in this table the improvements in four formally common diseases. The biggest improvements were because of increased emphasis on the delivery of medical care in the rural areas. The Chinese countryside has long suffered from lack of attention and capital resources because much of the resources were spent in the urban areas. |
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Disease | Highest Incidence Year | Incidence in 1987 | Comparison with Highest Year | Incidence in 1988 | Comparison with 1987 |
Measles | 9,445,000 | 105,000 | 90 times less | 95,994 | 8.51% decrease |
Whooping Cough | 220,000 | 60,000 | 3.7 times less | 32,937 | 44.10% decrease |
Diphtheria | 152,000 | 427 | 356 times less | 267 | 37.47% decrease |
Infantile Paralysis | 43,000 | 969 | 44.4 times less | 667 | 37.17% decrease |