Equality in the distribution of health material and human resources in Guangxi: evidence from Southern China

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the equality in the distribution of health material and human resources in Guangxi, and put forward proposal to improve the equality status of the health material and human resources. RESULTS: We used concentration index to evaluate the degree of income-related equality of health material and human resources. The concentration index values of the five resources ranged from −0.0847 to 0.1416 from 2011 to 2015. Health institution was concentrated among the poorer populations, while other four resources were concentrated among the richer populations. Overall, the equality status of health institutions, health care beds, health technical personnel, and certified nurses got better from 2011 to 2015. However, the equality status of practicing physicians has got worse since 2014. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13104-017-2760-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.