Life expectancy gap in provincial level district in China and its socio-economic determinants between 2000 and 2020
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2024.04.007
- VernacularTitle:2000-2020年中国省级地区之间预期寿命差距及其社会经济影响因素研究
- Author:
Le-Yi ZHANG
1
;
Li-Juan SUN
Author Information
1. 对外经济贸易大学保险学院 北京 100029;包头师范学院数学科学学院 内蒙古包头 014030
- Keywords:
Life expectancy;
Socioeconomic factors;
Health intervention;
Provincial level districts
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2024;17(4):45-51
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To estimate the life expectancy gap and trends in China's provincial regions from 2000 to 2020,and to examine the socioeconomic factors contributing to the life expectancy gaps.Methods:The log-quadratic model was used to estimate life expectancy,and influencing factors were analyzed based on principal components analysis and regression analysis.Results:The findings of the study indicate a significant reduction in the gap of life expectancy at birth among China's provincial regions from 2000 to 2020.However,the gap in life expectancy for the elderly population is widening.Socioeconomic status factors,risk factors,and health service factors account for 71%,60%,and 43%of the gap in life expectancy among provinces,respectively,collectively explaining 74%.Conclusions and Suggestions:The current life expectancy gap between provincial regions in China remains substantial,determined by socioeconomic status factors,risk factors,and health service factors.However,it is worth noting that the impact of a healthy lifestyle as a mediating factor is not as significant as anticipated,suggesting that cultural and environmental factors also play a role in the regional health gap.It is recommended that,effective interventions such as healthy lifestyles should be implemented,and secondly,focus on the impact of cultural and health service factors.
