据《光明日报》报道,从1980年初至1992年3月5日该报刊出的具有高级职称的知识分子逝世的消息72组,共452人,其中60岁以下的78人,占1/5以上,至于因健康状况不佳,病情严重而影响工作的,人数就更多。从一些统计数字看,英年早逝的高峰期是50～60岁,而峰值在55岁左右。究其原因,主要是这个年龄段乃是才能与身体、创造与健康之间的矛盾最尖锐并易激化的时期。要减少早逝,首先知识分子要高度重视和正确处理创造与健康的矛盾,特别是进入“危险 According to “Guangming Daily” reported that from early 1980 to March 5, 1992 the newspapers published in the news of the death of high-ranking intellectuals 72 groups, a total of 452 people, including 78 people under the age of 60, accounting for more than 1/5 However, the number of people who suffer from poor health and serious illness affects their work. From some statistics, the peak of premature death is 50 to 60 years old, while the peak is around 55 years old. The reason is mainly because this age group is the period where the contradiction between ability and body, creation and health is the most acute and exacerbated. To reduce premature death, first of all intellectuals should attach great importance to and correctly handle the contradiction between creation and health, especially into the "dangerous