(China in the past ten years) National Health Commission of China: The core indicators of maternal and child health have dropped to the lowest level in history
China News Service, Beijing, May 30 (Reporter Li Chun) Song Li, director of the Department of Women and Children of China's National Health Commission, said in Beijing on the 30th that China's maternal mortality rate has dropped to 16.1/100,000 in 2021, and the infant mortality rate has dropped. The mortality rate of children under the age of 5 dropped to 7.1‰, and the “core indicators of maternal and child health have dropped to the lowest level in history”.
The National Health and Medical Commission held a press conference on the same day to introduce the progress and achievements of maternal and child health work since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
In addition to the above data, Song Li also introduced that positive results have been achieved in key work such as women's cervical cancer and breast cancer prevention, prevention of AIDS, syphilis, mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B, child health care, and prevention of birth defects.
Song Li mentioned that as of now, there are 3,032 maternal and child health care institutions nationwide, with 542,000 professionals and 260,000 beds.
There are 793 maternity hospitals and 151 children's hospitals nationwide, with 373,000 gynecologists and 206,000 pediatricians.
In recent years, innovative models such as Cloud Maternity and Children and Smart Maternity and Children have continued to advance, and maternal and child health service capabilities have been continuously improved.
She also said that in recent years, the national maternal hospital delivery rate has remained stable at over 99%, and the maternal system management rate and child health management rate have remained above 90%.
The gap between urban and rural areas in the health of women and children has been further narrowed.
In the past ten years, the ratio of maternal mortality ratio between the western and eastern regions has dropped from 2.1 to 1.5, and the ratio of the mortality rate of children under 5 in rural and urban areas has dropped from 2.7 to 2.1.
The equity and accessibility of maternal and child health services have been continuously enhanced.
According to the press conference, the core indicators of maternal and child health include maternal mortality rate, child mortality rate under 5 years old, and infant mortality rate. An important indicator of the level of evaluation.
In 2021, compared with 2011, the maternal mortality rate in China will decrease by 38%, the mortality rate of children under 5 will decrease by 54%, and the infant mortality rate will decrease by 58%.
Song Li said that China's maternal and child health indicators, such as maternal mortality, under-5 mortality, and infant mortality, are far below the global average, and are also lower than the global average for middle- and high-income countries. the forefront of the country.
China is rated by the World Health Organization as "one of the ten countries with high performance in maternal and child health in the world".
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