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Table 9 Comparison of the average number of outpatient visits per person per year between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western Medicine (WM) from 1996 to 2001 in Taiwan.

From: Use frequency of traditional Chinese medicine in Taiwan

Year

Valid beneficiaries

Total TCM visits

TCM visits per person

% change from previous year

Total WM visits

WM visits per person

% change from previous year

1996

20,041,488

24,094,552

1.20

 

221,566,817

11.06

 

1997

20,492,317

25,170,073

1.23

2.17%

241,309,995

11.78

6.51%

1998

20,757,185

26,641,926

1.28

4.50%

259,701,792

12.51

6.25%

1999

21,089,859

27,398,595

1.30

1.22%

273,777,642

12.98

3.76%

2000

21,400,826

26,426,753

1.23

-4.95%

267,924,732

12.52

-3.56%

2001

21,653,555

26,492,367

1.22

-0.92%

267,412,756

12.35

-1.36%