China Medical News

China's National Health Commission (NHC) on Wednesday said the inpatient mortality rate has been gradually declining in China. China's inpatient mortality rate has fallen from 1.1% in 2005 to 0.44% in 2018, Guo Yanhong, an official with the NHC, said at a press conference.

The mortality rate of hospitalized patients with acute myocardial infarction decreased from 6.12% in 2014 to 5.02% in 2017, according to Guo. In addition, the mortality rate of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding decreased from 3.59% in 2014 to 1.72% in 2017. Guo said the mortality rate of craniocerebral surgeries, which are difficult and risky, has been decreasing for five years.

The total number of medical and health workers in China surpassed 12.3 million, and the number of medical institutions was close to one million in 2018, said Guo. Compared with 1949, average life expectancy in China rose from 35 years in 1949 to 77 years in 2018, according to data previously released by NHC. (Source: Xinhua)