Sustainable Rural and Regional Development in China: Basic Data

China: Key data on rural and regional development

1. Human Development
		Average life expectancy at birth in 2000 and increase in average life expectancy 1990-2000 by province
		Life expectancy versus selected development indicators (5 Figures)
		Rural and urban population, 1978 and 2002

2. Natural Resources & Environmental Protection
		Cultivated land as a percentage of total land area by province, 1996
		Natural disasters: flooding and draught by province, 2001
		First-grade arable land as a percentage of total cultivated land area, 2000

3. Economic Development
		GDP by sector, 1978 - 2002 (in 100 Mio. Yuan); (in percent)
		Rural labor participation by economic sector, 1985 and 2002
		Rural labor participation by sector and province, 2002; (in percent)
		Per capita foreign exchange earnings, 2001 - Ranking of provinces

4. Infrastructure
		Sewage systems in urban areas by province, 2001
		Health infrastructure and personnel in cities and counties, 1952-2002

5. Science & Technology
		Patent applications in 2002; Granted applications; Success rate
		Patent applications; Granted patent applications per 100,000 of the population;

6. Policy
		Newspaper and book publishing houses and their personnel, 2002
		Newspapers and number of newspaper pages published, 2002

Last updated: February 10, 2005 (GKH)