Table 1 Characteristics of patients admitted for malignant neoplasm and benign neoplasm

N

all

31,792,217

14,831,103

Urban, n(%)

22,917,521(72.09%)

10,526,751(70.98%)

Rural, n(%)

8,874,696(27.91%)

4,304,352(29.02%)

Age distribution (years old)

≤ 4

0.55%

1.72%

5–14

0.69%

1.90%

15–44

13.26%

43.91%

45–59

32.32%

38.02%

≥ 60

53.23%

14.45%

Duration of stay in days, mean (SD)

all

14.09(1.426)

8.70(1.113)

Urban

14.40(1.491)

8.89(1.170)

Rural

12.57(0.951)

7.98(0.729)

Deaths in hospital, n(%)

1,002,561(3.15%)

6717(0.05%)

Average medical costs per capita (￥)

14878.92(3944.565)

8957.1(2442.105)