The objective of this study is to analyze trend of cause of death in Korean women(15~49 years) by using data from vital statistics(1985~1992) of National Statistical Office.
1. This leading cause of death in 1985 was diseases of the circulatory system, and 2nd order was neoplasms, and 3rd order was injury and poisoning. The first leading cause of death in was injury and poisoning, and the ranking of the 2nd and 3rd case of death was neoplasms and diseases of the circulatory system respectively. About 70 percent of total death died from the first three leading cause of death.
2. In the proportion(death per 1000) of cause of death between 1985 and 1992, the declines for diseases of the circulatory system, infectous and parasitic disease, diseases of digestive system, diseases of respiratory system, and disease of the genitourinary system were consistent with the linear down ward trend observed since 1985(simple linear regression y=a＋bx ; X ; year, Y : death per 1000). On the other hand there were increased mortality level from neoplasms, injury and poisoning, diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, congenital abomalies, and diseases of blood and blood forming organ.
3. The leading cause of dealth by age group(15~49 years) in 1992 was injury and poisoning in each age group 15~34, and neoplasms in each age group 35~49. The leading cause of death in 1985 was same for the 1992 in age group 15~29, while at other age group neoplasms(30~39 years) and diseases of the circulatory system(40~49 years) were leading cause of death.
4. In the proportion(death per 1000) of cause of deathe by age group between 1985 and 1992, the proportion of death from diseases of the circulatory system(390~459), cerebrovascular diseases(430~438), neoplasms(140~238), malignant neoplasm of breast(174), malignant neoplasm of uterus(179~182) were higher for the older ages than for the younger ages. But there was reverse situation in proportion of death from injury and poisoning(800~999), mother vehicle traffic accidents(810~825), suicide and self-inflicted injury(950~959), complications of pregnancy child birth and puerperium(630~679), diaseses of pulmonary circulation and other forms of heart diseases(415~429).
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