广播电视英语短句 第 163 课：过早死亡-4

The researchers noted a big change in the list of countries with the lowest adult mortality over the past forty years. 研究人员指出，过去40年，最低成人死亡率国家列表发生了巨大的变化。

Only three countries have stayed in the top ten for the lowest male death rates all that time. 仅有三个国家一直保持在最低男性死亡率国家排名的前十位。

Those countries are Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway. 他们是瑞典、荷兰和挪威。

The researchers say estimating and preventing early deaths in adults is just as important as improving child survival. 研究人员表示，评估和预防成年人过早死亡与提高儿童存活率同等重要。

Millions of children die before their fifth birthday. 数百万儿童15岁之前就已死亡。

But the researchers say three times as many adults die before their sixtieth. 但研究人员称，60岁以前死亡的成年人是儿童（死亡数量）的三倍。