2022年，全国孕产妇死亡率下降至15.7/10万、婴儿死亡率下降至4.9‰、5岁以下儿童死亡率下降至6.8‰，均降至历史最低，妇女儿童健康权益得到有效保障。
File photo: Members of the Chinese Young Pioneers at a primary school in Hefei, East China's Anhui province. [Photo/IC]
China's maternal and infant mortality rates both dropped to historic lows in 2022, the National Health Commission announced at a press conference on Wednesday.
国家卫健委在31日举行的发布会上表示，2022年，全国孕产妇死亡率和婴儿死亡率均降至历史最低。
China reported a maternal mortality rate of 15.7 per 100,000 in 2022, according to figures from the commission.
2022年，全国孕产妇死亡率下降至15.7/10万。
The mortality rates of infants and children under 5 decreased to 4.9 per 1,000 and 6.8 per 1,000, respectively, both dropping to record lows.
婴儿死亡率下降至4.9‰、5岁以下儿童死亡率下降至6.8‰，均降至历史最低。
These figures signal notable progress in the protection of the health rights and interests of women and children in China, the commission said.
国家卫健委表示，这标志着中国在保护妇女和儿童健康权益方面取得了显著进展。
China has been committed to advancing the Healthy China Initiative, with a focus on enhancing maternal and child health, said Song Li, head of the commission's department of maternal and child health.
国家卫健委妇幼司司长宋莉说，我国着力推进健康中国建设妇幼健康促进行动。
The country has pledged to reduce the maternal mortality rate to under 12 per 100,000, and the mortality rate of children under 5 to less than 6 per 1,000 by 2030, Song added.
宋莉说，力争到2030年，我国孕产妇死亡率下降到12/10万以下，5岁以下儿童死亡率下降到6‰以下。
【相关词汇】
妇女儿童合法权益 the lawful rights and interests of women and children
男女平等基本国策 the fundamental national policy of gender equality
未成年人身心健康 physical and mental health of youngsters
托育服务 nursery services
（来源：新华社 编辑：yaning）
