China's present HIV prevalence rate of 0 · 06% might seem low, but the absolute size of the population means large Numbers of people are infected with HIV.

中国现在的HIV感染率0.06%也许看起来很低，但是由于绝对人工基数太大，意味着有大量HIV的感染人群。

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The great plagues and wars of the 14th century, for example, reduced not only the growth rate but also the absolute size of global population, both largely involuntary changes.

例如瘟疫与战争不只抑制了成长率，还减少了全球人口数，但是那并不是出自有意识的抉择。

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