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China
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CONTACT INFORMATION

The WHO Representative in the People's Republic of China
401, Dongwai Diplomatic Office Building
23, Dongzhimenwai Dajie
Chaoyang District
Beijing
100600
Country office web site

who@chn.wpro.who.int
http://www.wpro.who.int/


OVERVIEW

- Country profile on regional site
- Country cooperation strategy
- Country brief
- International travel and health

PARTNERS

- Collaborating centres

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Emergencies
- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- HIV/AIDS treatment
- Malaria
- Tuberculosis
- HIV prevalence
- TB prevalence and incidence
- HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Immunization profile

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Anaemia
- Child malnutrition
- Access to water, sanitation
- Alcohol, tobacco consumption
- Undernutrition and overweight

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health financing
- Health workforce

Statistics:

Total population: 1,328,474,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 4,660

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 72/75

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 63/65

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 24

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 143/87

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 315

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2005): 4.7

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008


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