The average life expectancy of local registered residents was 83.66 years last year, compared with 83.63 the year before, Shanghai’s health authorities revealed yesterday.

Infant mortality was 3.06 among every 1,000 and mortality of pregnant women was 3.51 in every 100,000.

The three health indexes of the city have all reached that of developed countries or regions for over 10 consecutive years, said Zhao Dandan, deputy director of the Shanghai Health Commission.

Shanghai has established a complete medical treatment and health system which enables residents to reach nearest medical treatment spots within 15 minutes.

By the end of September this year, Shanghai had a record 3,009 people who were 100 years old, compared with 2,729 by the end of 2019.