Life expectancy of Chinese rises up to 77.3 years

Beijing: The average life expectancy of Chinese citizens rose from 77 years in 2018 to 77.3 years in 2019, according to statistics released by the Chinese National Health Commission on Saturday.

China saw a falling maternal mortality rate which dropped from 18.3 per 100,000 in 2018 to 17.8 per 100,000 in 2019, said the commission in an annual communique on China’s health development.

The infant mortality rate decreased from 6.1 per 1000 in 2018 to 5.6 per 1000 in 2019, the commission noted.

According to the communique, more medical care services are available across the country. By the end of 2019, the total number of healthcare institutions nationwide reached 1.01 million, providing over 8.8 million beds for patients.