Life expectancy of Beijing residents reaches 80 years

时间：2007-03-12 02:06:16

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BEIJING, March 9 -- The average life expectancy1 of Beijing residents has reached 80.07 years, with women surviving men by 3.46 years on average, said sources with the municipal bureau of health Friday.

 

It reported that 63,498 people had been born in Beijing last year and 62,767 people died.

 

The similar figures indicate that Beijing's population growth in 2006 was approximately zero, said bureau sources.

 

The bureau reported an infant morality rate of 466 per 100,000 people. The maternal2 mortality rate dropped to 787 per 100,000 people. In rural areas of Beijing, the maternal mortality rate plunged3 by 72 percent.

 

According to the report, the major causes of death in Beijing are cerebrovascular disease, heart disease, malign4 tumors and respiratory diseases.

 

Urban residents tended to die of malign tumors while rural dwellers5 in the Beijing area were felled by cerebrovascular disease.

 
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1 expectancy tlMys     
n.期望，预期，（根据概率统计求得）预期数额
参考例句：
  • Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.日本人的平均寿命非常长。
  • The atomosphere of tense expectancy sobered everyone.这种期望的紧张气氛使每个人变得严肃起来。
2 maternal 57Azi     
adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的
参考例句：
  • He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
  • The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。
3 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
4 malign X8szX     
adj.有害的；恶性的；恶意的；v.诽谤，诬蔑
参考例句：
  • It was easy to see why the cartoonists regularly portrayed him as a malign cherub.难怪漫画家总是把他画成一个邪恶的小天使。
  • She likes to malign innocent persons.她爱诋毁那些清白的人。
5 dwellers e3f4717dcbd471afe8dae6a3121a3602     
n.居民，居住者( dweller的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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