Open AccessDisease-Specific Mortality and Prevalence Trends in Korea, 2002–2015
Author(s) -
Yoonhee Shin,
Bomi Park,
Hye Ah Lee,
Bohyun Park,
Hyejin Han,
Eun Jeong Choi,
Nameun Kim,
Hyesook Park
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of korean medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1598-6357
pISSN - 1011-8934
DOI - 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e27
Subject(s) - medicine , mortality rate , population , demography , prevalence , disease , environmental health , sociology
Between 2002 and 2015, overall decreasing trends in the mortality rate and increasing trends in the prevalence rate were observed for all causes in Korea. Especially, NCDs represented an important part of the increasing trends in Korea. For clusters of diseases with unusual trends, proper management must be considered.
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