Moreover, in Taitung County the number of deaths of people in their prime due to accidents is high, as are instances of heart disease, kidney ailments, and other chronic illnesses. This suggests that many carry a heavy burden of toil and stress in their struggle to make ends meet, and highlights the great impact of social and economic inequality on health and wellbeing.
此外，台東縣的青壯年人口因意外事故死亡的人數，以及罹患心臟血管或腎臟方面的慢性病症患者比率皆居高不下，表示有許多人經年累月得背負沈重的生活壓力及心理困擾，也顯示社經不平等對「健康」的妨害甚鉅。