Causes of death worldwide
世卫公布全球十大死因
Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published on Wednesday. This is an increase from 4 in 2000. The new data cover the period from 2000 to 2019.
世界卫生组织12月9日发布的《2019年全球健康评估》报告显示,在过去20年全球十大死因中,非传染性疾病占了7个,而在2000年的统计中只占4个。这份报告涵盖了2000年至2019年的全球健康数据。
Heart disease has remained the leading cause of death at the global level for the last 20 years, now representing 16% of total deaths from all causes. Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are now among the top 10 causes of death worldwide.
其中,心脏病在过去20年里一直是“头号杀手”,目前死于心脏病的人数占全部死亡人数的16%。阿尔茨海默症和其他形式的痴呆症跻身全球十大死因之列。
Deaths from diabetes increased by 70% globally between 2000 and 2019, with an 80% rise in deaths among males. The estimates further confirm the growing trend for longevity: in 2019, people were living more than 6 years longer than in 2000, with a global average of more than 73 years in 2019 compared to nearly 67 in 2000.
2000年至2019年,全球糖尿病致死人数增加了70%,其中男性死于糖尿病的人数增加了80%。报告还发现,过去20年中人类寿命在延长。2019年人类预期寿命比2000年延长6岁以上,全球平均寿命从2000年的近67岁上升到2019年的73岁以上。
重点词汇:
noncommunicable
英 [,nɔnkə'mju:nikəbl] 美 [,nɔnkə'mju:nikəbl]
adj. 不会传染的
longevity
英 [lɒnˈdʒevəti] 美 [lɔːnˈdʒevəti]
n. 长寿,长命;寿命
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