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China has over 180 million elderly citizens suffering from chronic diseases, of whom 75 percent have more than one, according to the National Health Commission. The average life expectancy of Chinese people was 77 years in 2018 but healthy life expectancy was 68.7 years, meaning people are living more than eight years with diseases, said Wang Haidong, director of the NHC鈥檚 Department of Ageing and Health. The State Council has issued a guideline to implement the country鈥檚 Healthy China initiative, to promote elderly people鈥檚 health, improve their quality of life and realize healthy aging.


 

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