[news] October 10th reporting network in Beijing (China Youth Network) city academy of social development and Environment Research Institute China Chinese issued reports that over 75% population in sub-health state, which makes medical pension has become a new development in the field of health industry.

"The incidence of cancer in the world is increasing year by year, in our country is also more significant in some areas, cancer mortality has more than cardiovascular disease, becoming the first major threat to the health of the Chinese people. Over 75% of Chinese people are in a state of sub-health, which is related to the process of urbanization." The day before, in the "City Blue Book: Chinese city development report No.9 -- toward the healthy city road" conference, China city planning design and Research Institute Vice President Li Xun told reporters.

The report is published by the Institute of urban development and environment of the Chinese Academy of social sciences. Reported that the pace of life to speed up, irrational eating habits and poor way of life, the Chinese people's health caused great impact. China's sub health population has more than 75%, and the distribution of more uniform in all ages. And nutrition related chronic diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, etc., have accounted for 80% of the cause of death in china. The health needs of residents have been changed from traditional and single medical treatment to disease prevention, health care and health promotion.

At the same time, China's aging population is increasing, it is estimated that by 2020, life can not take care of themselves and the number of elderly people who need medical care services will exceed 20 million. For such a large size of the elderly population, the elderly health care has become an important development direction of health industry.

"The 13th Five-Year" plan, to actively respond to the challenges of population aging, the establishment of home-based, community-based, institutions to complement the multi-level old-age pension service system, expand market access, comprehensive pension services market liberalization, support for all types of market players to increase the pension service and product supply through the purchase of services, equity cooperation etc., actively attract foreign participation.

In this regard, the participating experts said that the health care as a new field of development of the health industry, not only has a huge market size, more importantly, but also related to the quality of life of the elderly population. It is expected to reduce the injury to the elderly by the special monitoring, prevention and treatment, which is expected to provide the periodic health improvement for the elderly.

In September 2013 the introduction of the "State Council on accelerating the development of pension services a number of opinions" also pointed out that "by 2020, fully completed with home-based, community-based, institutional support, covering both urban and rural areas, appropriate scale, improve the function of the old-age service system". Task group is expected, both from the actual needs or policy support, medical care in the future development potential is very great. 3

(original title: China's aging population, health care to become an important development direction of health industry

Editor: Xiaoqing