Healthy aging related to healthy lifestyle

China is facing a rapidly rising aging population, with the number of people aged 60 or above likely to exceed 300 million, or about 20 percent of the total population, during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period.

A country is considered an "aging society" if 7 to 14 percent of its total population is aged 65 or above, an "aged society" if 15 to 20 percent of its population is 65 or above and a "super-aged society" if 21 percent of its population is aged 65 or above.

The fact that by the end of 2021, China had more than 200 million people aged 65 or above, accounting for more than 14 percent of the total population, means the country is close to becoming an aged society. What's more, China's aging population will grow at an even faster rate since the "baby boomers", that is, those born between 1962 and 1976, started entering their 60s this year and the number of people aged 65 or above has been increasing at a relatively fast rate after 2018－at an annual average of about 10 million.