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Old Jul 4, 2013 | 3:17 am
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Originally Posted by anacapamalibu
By 2018, over 85 percent of Beijing's residents will have health related knowledge, and their average life expectancy will rise from the current 80.27 years to 81 years.

What about the other 15%?
Great way to manipulate the facts, exclude those who skew the number
down to about age 65.
I think you're misquoting/ misinterpreting -- although deciphering Chinglish is always tricky. I believe the meaning is that 85% will have health related knowledge. Overall (i.e the whole popn of BJ) the LE will rise to 81.

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