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KMID : 0358120000260010046
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Journal of the Korean Public Health Association
2000 Volume.26 No. 1 p.46 ~ p.57
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Effects of Cause of Death Statistics on the Trends of Loss of Life Expectancy
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Abstract
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The major purpose of this study is to analyse trends of life expectancy which were lost by cause of death. Data used in Cause-Elimination Model are Cause of Death Statistics from 1983 to 1997 published by National Statistical Office of Korea. The major findings may be summarized as follows: (1) The theoretical limit to life expectancy by Cause-Elimination Model is 78.65 in 1983 and 89.72 in 1997 for male, and 85.23 in 1983 and 89.89 in 1997 for female. (2) The effect on life expectancy at birth of eliminating Malignant Neoplasms is 5.06 years for male and 2.63 years for female in 1997. Eliminating the External Causes of Death increase life expectancy at birth by 3.52 years for male and 1.38 years for female in 1997.
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