Life Expectancy in Chinese Cities

Spatially Varied Role of Socioeconomic Development, Population Structure, and Natural Conditions

Bibliographic Data

ID15469059
AuthorsDaquan Huang (Beijing Normal University), Shuimiao Yang (Beijing Normal University), T Liu (0000-0002-3568-4882, Peking University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue18
Pages6597-6597
Publication date2020-09-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17186597
PMID32927861
OpenAlexW3084220336
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited28

Improving life expectancy, as well as people's health and wellbeing, is an important goal both for the Chinese government and the United Nations. Therefore, to analyze the main factors influencing life expectancy in prefecture-level cities in China, this study uses classical ordinary least-squares regression and geographical weighted regression on the data of the latest census. Moreover, regional differences induced by each influencing factor are also depicted in this study. The results demonstrate that there is significant heterogeneity and spatial positive correlation among the distribution of life expectancy in prefecture-level cities, with a generally higher life expectancy in the provincial capitals and eastern China, and lower in western China. The geographically weighted regression analysis shows that the economic development level, medical conditions, demographic structure, natural environment, and city attributes all affect the distribution of life expectancy, but that their effects have significant spatial heterogeneity. Life expectancy of the less developed areas in Western China is affected dominantly by economic development level, whereas medical services and education are of great importance in determining the life expectancy in Northern and Southern China, respectively. Thus, it is crucial to solve health problems based on local conditions, especially focusing on the improvement of health and health care in underdeveloped areas. Meanwhile, for the eastern developed areas, special attention should be paid to environmental protection in the economic process, while striving to achieve high-quality development

Census · China · Distribution (mathematics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Life expectancy · Population · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Spatial and Panel Data Analysis

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