Lu Hung-chi thinks that a rise in accidental injuries (such as traffic accidents, falls, and drowning), insufficient early detection of childhood diseases, and a failure to treat serious illnesses as effectively as a number of advanced countries have contributed to Taiwan's stagnating IMR.
呂鴻基認為，意外傷害（像是車禍、墜落、溺斃等）增加、兒童慢性疾病未能及早發現、重大疾病治療成效不及先進國家等，都是造成台灣兒童醫療停滯不前的原因。