An unwelcome # 1 ranking "Taiwan's high prevalence of dialysis is actually a good sign," Yang explains. Besides implementation of the NHI program, other reasons that the prevalence of dialysis is rising are an aging population, a decrease in mortality rates for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and an increase in survival rates for dialysis patients. It is a symbol of advances in health care.
不要的世界第一「台灣洗腎盛行率高是值得稱許的，」楊五常解釋，除了全民健保實施外，人口老化，糖尿病、心血管疾病的死亡率下降、洗腎存活率增加等原因，也都導致我國洗腎的盛行率高升，這是醫療進步的表徵。