Even more surprising is the fact that in Taiwan, with its world-leading foreign exchange reserves, child mortality remains high, in spite of rapid progress in terms of general health and an adult mortality rate approaching the level of the advanced nations.
更令人驚訝的是，外匯存底在居世界數一數二的台灣，國民健康情況已有長足的進步，成人死亡率已與先進國家接近，但多年來兒童死亡率卻依然偏高。