title: Modern medicine in Taiwan (II).
abstract: Taiwan's population has undergone rapid growth. From 3000000 in 1906. It had grown to 6000000 by 1941. By the end of 1996 the total population has reached 21500000. This large population is served by over 120000 health professionals. For every 10000 people there are 12.91 doctors (including 11.52 Western medical doctors and 1.39 Chinese medical doctors), 3.37 dentists and 9.36 pharmacists. There has been a huge change in causes of mortality. Under the Japanese occupation, the main causes of death were malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, enteritis, and pulmonary tuberculosis. After the return to Chinese control, the main causes were acute contagious diseases and digestive tract disease. At present, malignant tumors, cerebrovascular accident, heart disease, and diabetes are the main causes of death. With the development of the health-care system, infectious diseases have been controlled or eliminated. Malaria was eradicated from the island in 1956.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Chinese Herbal Museum, China Medical College, Taizhong, Taiwan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goo
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D006304:Health Status; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008511:Medicine; D013624:Taiwan