China Nutrition and Health Surveys (1982−2017)

Abstract

The status of nutrition and health among residents is one of the important indicators reflecting the developing level in a country or a region. China's government initiated the first China National Nutrition Survey in 1959. The Second National Nutrition Survey and the Third National Nutrition Survey were then conducted in 1982 and 1992, respectively (1-2). The China National Nutrition and Health Survey ( The Chinese government changed the time interval between each survey from every 10 years to 3-5 years and the fifth cycle was China Nutrition and Health Surveillance (2010-2013) (4). From 2010, the surveillance became a continuous program that changed the content of the survey with emerging needs in China. All the above surveys were cross-sectional, nationally representative surveys in China. The sixth round, China Nutrition and Health Surveillance (2015-2017), was the latest cross-sectional survey and was nationally and provincially representative. The Chinese government financed it and it was led by the National Health Commission (NHC). The survey cycles of 1959 and 1982 were completed by national nutrition project team in Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and the rest rounds were conducted by China CDC (Former Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine)(5). The protocols were designed to collect data and assess the nutrition and health status among all ages of the population in China.