This is the paradox of NCDs: objective measures of poor health (severe symptoms, disability, premature death) are declining, even as the prevalence of these diseases is increasing. And, while this paradox is no excuse for complacency in responding to what the United Nations has rightly called a global NCD crisis, it does have practical implications for that response.
这就是NCD的悖论：不健康程度的客观标准（严重症状、残疾、过早死亡）在下降，尽管这些疾病的普遍性在上升。这一悖论并不能作为对联合国的“全球NCD危机”的正确说法的嗤笑，但对于如何应对具有实践性影响。