Chinese life expectancy to hit 75.8 years by 2015

BEIJING - The average life expectancy for Chinese will reach 75.8 years by 2015, one year longer than the average of 74.8 years recorded in 2010, according to a health care development plan issued on Friday.

Public health has improved since the last Five-Year Plan period (2006-2011), with significant progress made in multiple health care sectors, according to the 12th five-year plan for health care development published by the government on Friday.

According to the plan, a national medical and health system will be formed by 2015, allowing all Chinese to have access to basic public health care services.