The relevant person in charge of the Population Department of the National Bureau of Statistics pointed out that the average life expectancy of the population is a basic indicator that comprehensively reflects the health level. With the rapid development of China's social economy, the continuous improvement of people's living standards and the gradual improvement of the medical and health security system, the average life expectancy of the population in China has been continuously extended, and the infant mortality rate has been further reduced.
In 20 10, the average life expectancy of male population in China was 72.38 years, 2.75 years higher than that in 2000; The female was 77.37 years old, an increase of 4.04 years. Compared with ten years ago, the gap between the average life expectancy of men and women has widened from 3.70 years to 4.99 years.
The person in charge pointed out that in the process of increasing the average life expectancy of the population in China, the growth rate of women is faster than that of men, and the gap between them has further widened. This is consistent with the changing law of average life expectancy in other countries in the world.
According to the data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics, the average life expectancy of the world population in 20 10 is 69.6 years, including 79.8 years in high-income countries and regions and 69. 1 year in middle-income countries and regions.
"The average life expectancy of China's population is not only significantly higher than that of middle-income countries and regions, but also much higher than the world average, but it is about five years lower than that of high-income countries and regions." The person in charge said.
The person in charge explained that the increase in the average life expectancy of the population in China is the comprehensive result of the decline in the mortality level of all age groups, among which the decline in the infant mortality rate (referring to the ratio that a group of babies born at the same time did not survive to 1 year) played a particularly important role.
In 20 10, the national infant mortality rate was 13.93 ‰, which was lower than that in 2000 14.45‰. During the ten years from 1990 to 2000, the infant mortality rate in China decreased by 4.5 1 1000. The person in charge said that with the development of economy, the improvement of people's living standards and the improvement of maternal and child health care services, the infant mortality rate in China has not only continued to decline, but also accelerated.