China's health service industry to reach 16 trillion yuan by 2030
China will boost its health-related industries and estimates the market for health services will reach 16 trillion yuan (about 2.4 trillion U.S. dollars) by 2030, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) said Monday.
As of May 2017, the number of private hospitals in China hit 17,000, accounting for 57.5 percent of the total hospitals across the country. according to the NHFPC. In the first five months of 2017, China's private hospitals had 180 million medical visits, an increase of 13 percent year on year, said the commission, adding that China exported medical equipment to 224 countries and regions in 2016.