Understanding the rapid increase in life expectancy in shanghai, China: a population-based retrospective analysis

• Main Authors: Hanyi Chen (Author), Lipeng Hao (Author), Chen Yang (Author), Bei Yan (Author), Qiao Sun (Author), Lianghong Sun (Author), Hua Chen (Author), Yichen Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Life expectancy at birth (LE) is a comprehensive measure that accounts for age-specific death rates in a population. Shanghai has ranked first in LE in China mainland for decades. Understanding the reasons behind its sustained gain in LE provides a good reflection of many other c...