Chronic diseases dominate death stats: MHW
Thursday, June 26, 2014
By Joy Lee, The China
According to the MHW, since the aging of
the population in Taiwan
The MHW said that out of every 100 people, 64 die from chronic diseases like diabetes or hypertension.
According to the MHW, the average time
between deaths, the annual number of people who died from cancer and the
difference between the average lifespan of both sexes all reached record highs in 2013.
The total number of deaths recorded last
year was 154,374, translating into one death every
3 minutes and 24 seconds; the average death rate in 2012 was one per
every 3 minutes and 25 seconds.
The MHW said that cancer has been the number one cause of death for 32
years straight, and a
total of 44,791 died from cancers, which suggests that one cancer
patient passed away every 11 minutes and 44 seconds.
The 10 leading causes of death in 2013 were
cancer, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, pneumonia, accidents,
lower respiratory illness, hypertensive disease, chronic liver disease and
nephrotic syndrome and nephritis.
Compared to the 10 leading causes of death 10 years ago, the MHW said, the rankings for heart disease, pneumonia and
hypertensive disease soared dramatically while the rankings for nephrotic
syndrome and nephritis and chronic liver disease dropped as a result of new
advanced medical treatments for those diseases.
To further analyze common causes of death, the MHW said that the
main cause of death for children under the age of 14 is cancer; the main
cause for people between the ages of 15 and 24 is accident; and for people over the age of 25, the
main cause of death is cancer.
In general, according to the MHW, about
64.2 percent of people who died last year died from the seven chronic diseases
that are included in the 10 leading causes of death.
Wu Chien-yuan, division chief of the Bureau
of National Health Promotion's Cancer Control and Prevention Division, said
that nearly 70 percent of people who passed away last year were people over 65 years old.
Wu said that compared to young people,
elders have a higher likelihood of suffering from cancers, which means that as
people age, their risk of cancer increases.
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年齡說法
people under the age of 14
people between the age of 15 to 24
people over the age of 25
people over 25 years old
14-year-old individual
職稱講法
Prof. Peter Wang, Deputy Director, National Taiwan University
Peter Wang, division chief of the Bureau of Health Promotion's Cancer Control and Prevention Division
數字說法
23,569,741,168
twenty-three billion, five hundred and sixty-nine million, seven hundred and forty-one thousand, one hundred and sixty-eight
154,374
one hundred and fifty-four thousand, three hundred and seventy-four
220,000,000
Two hundred and twenty million
數字說法
23,569,741,168
twenty-three billion, five hundred and sixty-nine million, seven hundred and forty-one thousand, one hundred and sixty-eight
154,374
one hundred and fifty-four thousand, three hundred and seventy-four
220,000,000
Two hundred and twenty million
