And yet, while mortality risk relative to population size is falling, the lives of more than 200 million people continue to be disrupted each year by disasters. Moreover, economic costs are soaring, with insured losses reaching a record-high $380 billion last year.
全世界各国目前都更加关注如何降低灾难中的人口死亡数量。然而，尽管就人口规模相比，死亡危险系数正在不断下降，但每年仍然有超过2亿的人口持续收到灾难的困扰。再者，经济开销一直不断攀升，去年保险损失数额达到了历史性的3800亿美元。