Rural China threatened by lung cancer | China Medical News

October: Rural China threatened by lung cancer

During the InterAcademy Partnership for Health 2016 Conference, held during October 4-5^th in Beijing, the deputy head of the National Health and Family Planning Commission said that by 2020, senior citizens aged 60 or above will make up 17% of the population (approx. 240 million).

The senior health official noted that the situation with chronic disease is severe, with more than 260 million chronically ill patients in the country, and that these illnesses are to blame for over 86% of deaths in China. The official also said that the per capita annual spending on health was estimated at around 472 U.S. dollars in 2015. (Source: Xinhua)