The new estimate is drawn from more-recent studies indicating the number may be much higher. For instance, a report published in the journal Health Affairs in 2011 calculated that just over 1 percent of hospital patients die each year because of medical errors. When applied to the more than 35 million people hospitalized each year, Makary and Daniel say, this would "translate into 400,201 deaths per year, more than four times the original IOM report estimate."
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中国医疗损害事件死亡也是40万人，大部分吃西药吃死的。按人口比例，死亡率只是美国的25%
联合早报网讯）中国红十字会统计显示，中国每年医疗损害事件造成约40万人非正常死亡，是交通事故致死人数的4倍。其中，致死原因很大一部分是不安全用药。
