highly significantp = 3.338 × 10 −7
For the average ratio of the number of hospitals and hospital beds, the public sector exhibited a negative, moderate, and statistically significant trend (τ = −0.400, p = 0.0122), whereas the private sector showed a positive, highly significant trend with excellent strength (τ = 0.809, p = 3.338 × 10 −7 ).