Average life expectancy in China rises to 78.2 years in 2021
2021年中国人均预期寿命升至78.2岁
The average life expectancy in China rose to 78.2 years in 2021, compared with 77.9 years in 2020, according to the Statistical Bulletin on Health Development in China 2021, released by the National Health Commission (NHC) on Tuesday.
根据国家卫生健康委员会（NHC）周二发布的《2021年我国卫生健康事业发展统计公报》，中国的平均预期寿命从2020年的77.9岁上升到2021年的78.2岁。
The maternal mortality rate decreased from 16.9/100,000 to 16.1/100,000, and the infant mortality rate decreased from 5.4‰ to 5.0‰, read the report.
报告显示，孕产妇死亡率从16.9/10万下降到16.1/10万，婴儿死亡率从5.4‰下降到5.0‰。
Average life expectancy, maternal mortality and infant mortality rates are important indicators to measure the general health of a country’s population. China’s mortality rate for maternal, infant and children under five in 2021 dropped to the lowest level in history, said Song Li, Deputy Director of the Department of Woman and Child Health Services of the NHC.
平均预期寿命、孕产妇死亡率和婴儿死亡率是衡量一个国家人口总体健康状况的重要指标。 国家卫健委妇幼保健司副司长宋莉表示，2021年中国孕产妇、婴儿和五岁以下儿童死亡率降至历史最低水平。
According to the statistical bulletin, the ratio of health expenditure to GDP in 2021 was 6.5 percent. By the end of 2021, there were 1,030,935 medical and health institutions in China, including 36,570 hospitals and 977,79 primary-level clinics.
统计公报显示，2021年卫生支出占GDP的比重为6.5%。 截至2021年底，全国共有医疗卫生机构1030935个，其中医院36570个，基层诊所97779个。
In 2021, 8.47 billion medical visits were made to health institutions nationwide, a 9.4 percent year-on-year increase of 730 million with residents making an average of 6 visits to medical institutions.
2021年，全国卫生机构就医84.7亿人次，同比增加7.3亿人次，增长9.4%，居民平均就医6次。
