According to Health Bureau statistics, since the 1980s the second and third biggest killers of children have been congenital conditions and cancer (accidents are first).
根據衛生署所做的衛生統計，從民國七十幾年起，除了排名第一位的意外事故外，先天畸形或惡性腫瘤、小兒癌症等重症，高居兒童死亡原因的第二、三位。