BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Health literacy level among Chinese people rose 2.17 percentage points year on year to 31.87 percent in 2024, reflecting the country's ongoing efforts to promote public health awareness and equip people with essential health-related knowledge.

The health literacy gap between urban and rural residents continued to narrow, with urban residents achieving a rate of 34.74 percent and rural residents 29.11 percent, reflecting increases of 1.49 and 2.88 percentage points, respectively, compared to 2023, according to the latest data released by the National Health Commission.

The Chinese public's understanding of fundamental health knowledge, healthy lifestyle habits, and essential health skills has significantly improved, the commission said.

Significant progress has been made in safety and first aid literacy, which now stands at 61.29 percent -- the highest among health-related topics -- indicating increased awareness and preparedness for handling emergencies among the people.

The survey, conducted among permanent residents aged 15 to 69 across 336 urban districts and counties nationwide, received 71,828 valid questionnaires. Enditem

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