Lifespan per capita in Tibet doubles in decades
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-06-07 14:24

People's per capita lifespan in Tibet Autonomous Region has nearly doubled in the past 45 years, from 35.5 in 1959 to currently 67, latest government statistics unveiled.

According to the Tibet Statistics Bureau, the 45-year period is the time in which the fastest growth was seen in people's lifespan in Tibet.

The population of Tibet increased from 1.14 million in 1951 to 2.7 million at present, and 92 percent of the population is Tibetans.

According to the Institute of Traditional Tibetan Medicine of the University of Tibet, prolonged lifespan was attributed to rapid economic and social development in Tibet, rising living standards, improved and guaranteed medical and health services and higher personal quality.

The central government has given preferential policies for a long time to help Tibet in poverty reduction, and 393 towns of 34 counties were listed as key receptors of state poverty relief aids.

The number of people whose per capital net income was below 1,300 yuan (US$157) annually, the local poverty line, has reduced to 1.07 million from 1.48 million three years ago, or down by 28 percent, according to statistics.

Per capital net income reached 1,690 yuan (US$204) in 2003 in Tibet and the figure was expected to reach 1,850 yuan (US$223) in 2004, or up nearly 10 percent.

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