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Mortality Rate of Infants and Children Under Five (Unit: Per Thousand)

Year Mortality rate of infants Mortality rate of children under five
1991 50.19 61.03
1995 36.4 44.5
1998 33.2 42.0
2000 32.2 39.7
2001 30.0 35.9

Chapter Six Women's Participation in Politics

Women's Participation in the Management of State and Social Affairs

        According to China's law, Chinese women enjoy the right to vote and to be elected. The ways for women to participate in politics include: entering legislative organs to participate in the discussion and formulation of the laws of the State; taking leaders' roles in governments at various levels to participate in the management of the State and social affairs; expressing their own opinions and protecting their rights and interests through women's federations and women workers' organizations of the trade unions at various levels.

 
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