Causes of death worldwide
世卫公布全球十大死因
Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of theworld's top 10 causes of death, according to WHO's2019 Global Health Estimates, published onWednesday. This is an increase from 4 in 2000.
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。
The new data cover the period from 2000 to 2019.
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.
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%。
Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia are now among the top 10 causes of deathworldwide.
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 indeaths among males.
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%。
The estimates further confirm the growing trend for longevity: in 2019, people were livingmore than 6 years longer than in 2000, with a global average of more than 73 years in 2019 compared to nearly 67 in 2000.
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。
