In the nineteenth century, this situation would not have been surprising, given low average income, widespread poverty, and lack of social security. But such data are commonly reported for high-income countries today, including those ranking high on indices of economic prosperity and human development – even Western Europe’s highly developed welfare states.
在十九世纪，这一结果并不令人惊奇，因为那时平均收入较低、贫困普遍存在，也缺乏社会保障。但是，这一数据在当今高收入国家也屡见不鲜，包括在经济繁荣和人类发展指数排名上位居前列的国家，甚至是西欧高度发达的福利国家。