世界卫生组织近日发布全球食源性疾病负担最新估算，数据显示不安全食品每年导致约8.66亿例疾病和150万例死亡[1]。该分析评估了来自194个国家在2000至2021年间的42种主要食源性危害[1]。
5岁以下儿童成为最脆弱的群体[1]。尽管这一年龄段仅占全球人口的9%，却占食源性疾病病例的近三分之一，其面临的风险是年长儿童和成人的三倍[1]。地域差异明显，非洲和东南亚地区占全球食源性疾病的近四分之三，以及全球死亡的60%[1]。
化学污染成为主要致死原因[1]。2021年，化学污染物占食源性污染导致死亡的73%，其中无机砷占化学相关死亡的42%，铅占31%[1]。食源性疾病造成的经济负担同样严重，2021年生产力损失调整后达6470亿美元[1]。世卫组织总干事谭德塞表示："食品安全不是抽象问题——它涉及每一顿饭、每个家庭、每一天"[1]。
The World Health Organization has released updated global estimates on the burden of foodborne disease, revealing that unsafe food causes approximately 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year.[1] Children under five face a risk level three times higher than older children and adults, and despite representing only 9 percent of the global population, they account for nearly one-third of all foodborne illness cases.[1]
The WHO analysis examined 42 major foodborne hazards across 194 countries between 2000 and 2021.[1] Chemical contamination emerged as a significant threat, accounting for 73 percent of foodborne deaths in 2021, with inorganic arsenic responsible for 42 percent of chemically-related deaths and lead accounting for 31 percent.[1] The economic impact is substantial, with foodborne disease generating approximately 31 billion dollars in productivity losses in 2021 before adjustment, rising to 647 billion dollars after adjustment.[1]
Geographically, Africa and Southeast Asia bear a disproportionate burden, accounting for nearly three-quarters of global foodborne illness cases and 60 percent of deaths.[1] WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized the urgency of the issue, stating: "Food safety is not an abstract issue—it touches every meal, every household, every day."[1] The organization has designated June 7, 2026, as World Food Safety Day, with the theme "From Burden to Solutions—Food Safety Everywhere."[1]