China issues white paper on CPC policies on governance of Xizang in new era

Average life expectancy reaches 72.19 years in Xizang

Average life expectancy in the Xizang autonomous region has increased to 72.19 years.

Air quality in Xizang remains excellent or good

Since 2016, the proportion of days with excellent or good air quality in Xizang has reached over 99 percent each year.

The air quality in main towns and cities has, on the whole, remained excellent or good, and the concentrations of six pollutants in seven prefecture-level administrative units has reached the state Grade-II standards or above. The air quality in the Mount Qomolangma area continues to be rated as excellent or good, reaching the state Grade-I standards.

In 2022, Lhasa ranked first among the 168 key cities in China in terms of air quality, and Nyingchi and Qamdo both enjoyed excellent air quality all year round.

Per-capita income of people lifted out of poverty grows fast in Xizang

The per-capita income of those lifted out of poverty in Xizang reached 13,800 yuan (about $1,922) in 2022, growing faster than the region's per-capita disposal income of rural residents.

Those people lifted out of poverty in Xizang have reliable access to food, clothing, housing, education and medical care, more harmonious living and working conditions, more convenient infrastructure and basic public services, and a proper social security system.

By the end of 2019, through the basic strategy of targeted poverty alleviation, the autonomous region had lifted 628,000 registered poor residents and 74 counties out of poverty. This represented victory in the battle against extreme poverty that had plagued Xizang for thousands of years.

Xizang sees rapid rise in per-capita disposable income of residents

Xizang has seen a rapid rise in the per-capita disposable income of residents.

The per-capita disposable income of the region's urban and rural residents as a whole rose to 26,675 yuan (about $3,715) in 2022 from 8,568 yuan in 2012, representing the country's highest growth rate for eight consecutive years since 2015.

The income ratio between urban and rural residents dropped from 3.22 in 2012 to 2.67 in 2022, narrowing the income gap.