ReviewNature aging2025
Adapting health, economic and social policies to address population aging in China.
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36 authors.
Evandro F Fang *Department of Clinical Molecular Biology, University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway. e.f.fang@medisin.uio.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0355-7202
Yuan Fang *Promenta Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. yuanf@uio.no.
Guobing ChenInstitute of Geriatric Immunology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2401-6168
He-Ling WangDepartment of Clinical Molecular Biology, University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8920-1487
Jianying ZhangDepartment of Clinical Molecular Biology, University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8161-7536
Chenkai WuGlobal Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2256-0653
Jing LiaoDepartment of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Chenglong XieDepartment of Clinical Molecular Biology, University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
Xiaoting LiuSchool of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Kan WangDepartment of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yang LiuSchool of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8320-2756
Guang YangBioengineering Department and Imperial-X, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7344-7733
Qian WangDepartment of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Long-Tao HeResearch Institute of Social Development, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China.
Jun LiState Key laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Department of Biochemistry and molecular Biology, Institute of Basic medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0179-4151
Hou-Zao ChenState Key laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Department of Biochemistry and molecular Biology, Institute of Basic medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6805-3182
Lin KangDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yawen JiangSchool of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0498-0662
Huanxing SuKey Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Hong JiangDepartment of Neurology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Na HeSchool of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5560-5312
Jun TaoDepartment of Hypertension and Vascular Disease the First Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2226-765X
Sean Xiao LengJohns Hopkins Center on Aging and Immune Remodeling, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2690-8055
Richard C SiowAgeing Research at King's (ARK) and School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences, King's British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4603-9763
Chunrong LiuSchool of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Hafiz T A KhanPublic Health Group, College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London, London, UK.
Yuanli LiuSchool of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Hisaya KatoDepartment of Endocrinology, Hematology and Gerontology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5964-6856
Takashi SasakiCenter for Supercentenarian Medical Research, Keio University of School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6275-046X
Jong In KimKorean Society of Health and Welfare, Sejong, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8960-485X
Andrea Britta MaierHealthy Longevity Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7206-1724
Lin ZhangDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, The School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2064-8440
Lene Juel RasmussenCenter for Healthy Aging, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6864-963X
Jean WooDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7593-3081
Jing WuDepartment of Sociology and Work Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. jing.wu@gu.se.
Huachun ZouShanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. zouhuachun@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8161-7576
Funding
Cure Alzheimer's Fund (Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation) 282952Cure Alzheimer's Fund (Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation) 284930Kreftforeningen (Norwegian Cancer Society) 207819National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81971327NordForsk 119986Norges Forskningsråd (Research Council of Norway) 262175Norges Forskningsråd (Research Council of Norway) 334361Office of the Royal Society IEC/NSFC/211235
Abstract
Despite its rapid economic rise over the past four decades, China now grapples with the challenge of accommodating and supporting its expanding aging population. In 2020, 18% of its population were over age 60, and 2.5% were over age 80, projected to rise to 39% and 10%, respectively, by 2050. This demographic shift places China at the forefront of diverse individual, familial and societal challenges. Here, we review these challenges in the context of emerging breakthroughs in basic and translational research, shifts in healthcare paradigms, evolving socioeconomic and political dynamics, and policy innovations. We synthesize China's current policies toward promoting healthy longevity in the general population, focusing on social health insurance, long-term care insurance, community and home-based care and palliative care, as well as gerontological research, public health prevention, nutritional and medical interventions, while identifying strengths and gaps. Finally, we propose suggestions to promote a more inclusive, resilient and happier aging society within China's distinctive sociopolitical and cultural context.
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AgingHealth PolicyPopulation DynamicsPublic PolicyAgedAged, 80 and overChinaHumansMiddle AgedSocioeconomic Factors
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