AUTHOR=Jiang Jinqi , Huang Wanzhen , Liu Yunru , Wang Zhenhua 

TITLE=The Temporal and Spatial Changes of Health Inequality in Rural China

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.821384

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2022.821384

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=This article estimates the temporal and spatial changes of health inequality in rural China during 2010 to 2018. Based on a panel database of 29,616 rural residents, the Heath Utility Index (HUI) and a spatial econometric model are used for analysis. The results show that, on the temporal dimension,  the health inequality of rural China first expands and then deflates. On the spatial dimension, the health inequality gradually deflates from the eastern to the western China. Furthermore, during 2010 to 2018, the high and low value areas are constantly changing among different provinces. After decomposing the causes of health inequality, it is found that behind the health inequality is the difference of socioeconomic-related status. And narrowing the difference in socioeconomic-related status is the key to improving health inequality.