The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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Mortality rates among Chinese men aged 41-60, who account for nearly three-quarters of the working-age population, increased by 12% over the decade through 2013, the most recent data available. This was even as mortality rates generally improved across other age groups and genders.

It could be that financial success breeds bad health habits. Disposable income per capita has risen 90% in the past six years…

…Health providers, especially for chronic conditions, would seem to have an expanded market as would pharmaceutical companies.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-chinese-men-are-dying-1487933230