This study was conducted to identify changes in causes of death in Korea. Through the analysis, of total 341 cases in one general hospital in Pusan, of which 104 cases for 1985, 105 for 1987 and 122 for 1989.
The death records were analyzed in terms of sex, age and causes of death by calendar year. The results were also compared with national data from the death registration.
Major results are as follows:
1. As. for the causes of death of 17 International Classification of Diseases, death by diseases of the Circulatory system and malignant neoplasms ranked the first and the second respectively all .year.
On the other hand, malignant neoplasms have remarkably increased from 17.3% in 1985, 20.9% in 1987 and to 29.5% in 1989.
2. The ratio of male and female was 1.21 to 1 in 1985, 1. 17 to 1 in 1.987 and 1.44 to in 1989.
3. According to 56 mortality list (B list) of International Classification of Diseases, death by malignant neoplasms occupied the largest proportion in 1985 and 1989. Based on the standard classification except for deaths due to accidents, poisonings and violence, the pattern of causes of death varies by year :. the death occupied proportion was cerebral hemorrhage in 1985 and 1987, malignant neoplasm of liver in 1989.
4. The pattern of causes of death found in this study showed similar to those of deaths diagnosed by doctors in national death registry.
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