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Research Article: How Does Fiscal Decentralization Affect Health Outcomes? Evidence from China

Date Published: 2023-09-16

Abstract:
Along with the great economic achievements, Chinese residents’ health status has also significantly improved since the reform and opening up in . According to the statistical bulletin issued by the National Health Commission, the life expectancy at birth of Chinese residents reached . years, the infant mortality rate declined to . per livebirths, and the maternal mortality rate was . per , in . There are significant inequalities in health levels between regions and between rural and urban areas. The maternal mortality rate in underdeveloped regions like the mid-west and northeast of China is more than twice that of the developed regions like the east. The neonatal and under-five mortality rates are more than twice as high in rural areas as in urban areas. The gap also existed between China and other countries, especially those from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). As of , life expectancy at birth in the UK, France, Germany, and Italy exceeded years, while in China it only exceeded . years. In , there were fewer than infant mortality rates per live births in the UK, France, Germany, and Italy, while there were . in China.

Introduction:
Along with the great economic achievements, Chinese residents’ health status has also significantly improved since the reform and opening up in . According to the statistical bulletin issued by the National Health Commission, the life expectancy at birth of Chinese residents reached . years, the infant mortality rate declined to . per livebirths, and the maternal mortality rate was . per , in . There are significant inequalities in health levels between regions and between rural and urban areas. The maternal…

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