Beijing (CNS) -- As shown in the 2010 Beijing Health White Yearbook released by the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau on July 4, 2010, residents of the capital (those with a permanent residence permit, or hukou) can expect a life span of 80.8 years on average, 0.3 of a year more than in 2009. Males have a lifespan of 79.1 and females 82.6.
The white book shows that the infant death rate is 3.29% and a maternal mortality ratio is 12.10 per 100,000 in Beijing in 2010. This is 5.73% and 16.84% less than the 3.49% and 14.55 per 100,000 figures of 2009.
Fang Laiying, director of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau admitted that Beijing residents had a relatively low level of health for a long run. The indexes indicate the narrowing gap between Beijing residents and those of developed countries.
Moreover, the white book also publicized average indexes such as blood pressure related to chronic and non communicable diseases, fasting blood glucose (FBG), blood lipids, and the waistline of residents ranging from 18 to 79 years old.
According to the statistics of adult residents, on average, systolic pressure is 130mmHg and diastolic pressure is 82mmHg; FBG is 5.3mmol/l; waistline is 83.2cm; and daily ingestions of NaCl and oil are 14.15g and 35.16g, respectively.
Fang Laiying said the current indexes of Beijing adult residents are within normal range, though above the upper limit of the normal value on the whole. This raises a challenge to the work on prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. A proposal will be carried out this year for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cancerous diseases.
Director Fang also expressed his aim to increase the life expectancy of Beijing residents by one year over the next five years.
