中国与它的一些亚洲邻国一样,正经历着流行病学模式的快速变化。在最近数十年,中国人群的主要疾病模式及死因构成已经由以传染性疾病和营养缺乏病为主,转变为与膳食相关的非传染性疾病,如冠心病、癌症、骨质疏松症和糖尿病。尽管营养缺乏和传染性疾病尚未彻底消灭,但据有关统计,1996年由慢性疾病造成的死亡已占中国人群总死亡的66％,城市居民已达到76％。 Like some of its Asian neighbors, China is experiencing rapid changes in epidemiological patterns. In recent decades, the major disease patterns and cause of death in the Chinese population have shifted from infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies to diet-related noncommunicable diseases such as coronary heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis and diabetes. Although malnutrition and infectious diseases have not been completely eliminated, according to relevant statistics, the death caused by chronic diseases accounted for 66% of the total deaths of the Chinese population in 1996 and the urban population has reached 76%.