Unravelling the enigma of health statistics in China.

摘要

China accounts for 19.6% of the global population, and is now the power house of the global economic recovery. However, much health-related information about China is based on official reporting systems and few, if any, externally verified surveys. Several of the UN estimates for health indicators from China are also based on projections from a limited number of datasets, with correction factors for under-reporting. The available information for China and its health and nutrition indicators thus varies greatly, with not much subnational data on inequity and social determinants of health.