Objectives To evaluate the fairness of medical resource allocation in the five provinces in Northwest China from 2006 to 2017 so as to provide scientific basis for the optimal allocation of medical resources in Northwest China.Methods The Gini coefficient and Theil index were adopted to evaluate the fairness of medical resource allocation from the two dimensions of population and geography.Results The Gini coefficient was above 0.4 in terms of population allocation and geographical distribution in the five provinces in Northwest China from 2006 to 2011, which indicated the medical resources were unbalanced in the five provinces. The Gini coefficient had gradually declined from 0.4 from 2012 to 2017, which indicated the equity of medical resource allocation in the five provinces in Northwest China had gradually become reasonable. The total Thiel index of medical resources in the five northwest provinces in Northwest China from 2006 to 2017 ranged from 0.0829 to 0.187 4. Equity of medical resource allocation: allocation by population was superior to that by geography.Conclusions It is necessary to optimize the structure of human medical resources in the five northwest provinces, promote the coordinated development of medical human resources allocation, and narrow the gap of medical resources among the five provinces in Northwest China.

Citation： LI Zhongkai, LI Jinye. Analysis on the allocation and equity of medical resources in the five provinces in Northwest China from 2006 to 2017. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2020, 20(11): 1266-1273. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202003027 Copy