Color-coded system keeps pregnant women in the pink

Shanghai's color-coded system to manage the safety of pregnant women and their babies proved so effective after its introduction in 2012 that it has been adopted by other regions around the country.

It is just one initiative the municipality has taken in recent years to optimize three major health indicators - life expectancy, and maternal and infant mortality rates - to maintain Shanghai's status as the country's healthcare leader and keep it on par with developed countries, an achievement it has accomplished for 10 consecutive years.

Over the past four decades, the average life expectancy of Shanghai residents has risen 10 years to 83.63 last year, compared to the national average of 77 years.