Expenditure and financial burden for the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer in China: a hospital-based, multicenter, cross-sectional survey

Table 1 Summary information and overall expenditure for diagnosis and treatment of patients with colorectal cancer in 13 study sites in China

Province	General information		Specific information on cites and hospitals involved				Overall expenditure (CNY)
Province	Population size in 2014^a (×10,000)	GDP per capita in 2014^a (CNY)	Number of cities	Total number of hospitals	Number of general hospitals	Number of specialized hospitals	Overall expenditure (CNY)
Shandong	9789	60,879	1 (Jinan)	1	0	1	111,813
Beijing	2152	99,995	1 (Beijing)	3	1	2	94,502
Xinjiang	2298	40,648	1 (Urumchi)	2	0	2	88,887
Hunan	6737	40,271	1 (Changsha)	6	5	1	70,168
Guangdong	10,724	58,540	5 (Five cities^b)	2	1	1	69,238
Zhejiang	5508	73,002	2 (Hangzhou, Ningbo)	3	3	0	65,952
Heilongjiang	3833	39,226	2 (Harbin, Daqing)	1	1	0	60,245
Gansu	2591	26,433	2 (Lanzhou, Jinchang)	1	0	1	56,126
Henan	9436	37,072	1 (Zhengzhou)	6	5	1	55,829
Hebei	7384	39,984	1 (Tangshan)	1	0	1	49,332
Jiangsu	7960	81,874	2 (Nantong, Xuzhou)	1	0	1	46,181
Liaoning	4391	65,201	1 (Tieling)	9	7	2	37,103
Chongqing	2991	47,850	1 (Chongqing)	1	0	1	36,292
National total	136,782	46,652	21	37	23	14	67,408^c

CNY Chinese Yuan, GDP gross domestic product
^aBased on China Statistical Yearbook 2015. http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/ndsj/2015/indexch.htm [13]
^bIncluding Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhongshan, Dongguan, and Foshan
^cThe average overall expenditure for colorectal cancer diagnosis and treatment based on data from the 13 study sites in China

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