Beijing residents have a life expectancy of 82.47 years, entering a relatively aging society – Qianlong.com.cn

Tomorrow (October 4th) is the traditional festival of my country’s Ninth Double Festival Statistics from the Beijing Municipal Health Commission show that the current life expectancy of Beijing residents is 82.47 years, an increase of 1.12 years from 2012.

According to the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, at the end of 2021, the number of elderly people living in Beijing will reach 4.416 million, accounting for 20.2%, officially entering a relatively aging society. So far, 472 medical institutions in Beijing have been established as elderly-friendly medical institutions, 240 medical institutions have established geriatric medicine departments, 205 medical and elderly care institutions, and community health service organizations have established health records for the elderly over 60 years of age. 3.91 million copies, improving the health of the elderly and extending healthy life expectancy.

This year, Beijing has further increased the content of health services for the elderly, and has launched services such as disability and dementia management projects for the elderly, psychological care pilot projects, and oral health promotion actions. Continuously improve the health literacy of the elderly, reduce the rate of morbidity and disability of the elderly, and improve the quality of life of the elderly.