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In 2015, there were, on average, 27 beds per 1,000 elderly in nursing homes in China, far fewer than those in the United States or Germany. [27] The aging population in China has increased the incidence and types of chronic diseases. Chronic diseases include four basic types: cardiovascular diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases, and diabetes. [28]
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China will "actively" respond to population aging with policies for its rapidly growing elderly and its young people, including providing childcare subsidies and making ...
Geriatric depression is the prolonged occurrence of depression in elderly-aged people. A meta-analysis done by the University of Liverpool found a 3.86% prevalence rate of depressed elderly in The People's Republic of China, [1] compared to a 12% prevalence in Western Europe. [2]
In 2004, China experienced the greatest decrease in its poorest population since 1999. People with a per capita income of less than 668 renminbi (RMB; US$80.71) decreased by 2.9 million people or 10 percent; those with a per capita income of less than 924 RMB (US$111.64) decreased by 6.4 million people or 11.4 percent, according to statistics ...
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China is urging its rapidly ageing population to volunteer for community services, help development efforts in some regions and contribute in areas from education to sports as authorities try to ...
The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) is a longitudinal survey being conducted by the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University with Professor Yaohui Zhao of Peking University serving as Principal Investigator and Professors John Strauss of the University of Southern California and Albert Park of HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies serving as co ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China will improve policies supporting childbirth, two official government reports said on Tuesday, which also detailed plans to support a growing elderly population by ...