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KMID : 0379919970220010083
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Journal of The Korea Socity of Health Informatics and Statistics
1997 Volume.22 No. 1 p.83 ~ p.89
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Impact of Possible Reduction in Accidental Deaths on Partial Life Expectancies in Korea
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Abstract
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Unintentional injuries account for about 15% of all deaths and nearly one-half of these accidental deaths are due to motor vehicle accidents. These events occur disproportionately among the young and the elderly. The impact of accidental deaths among various segments of the population is examined in the life table framework, adjusting for several known defects in mortality data and simulating various levels of possible reduction in accidental deaths. In adjusting for defects in data and interpreting the results the US nonwhite population was used as a reference. Korea´s 1990 life expectancy is about the same as that of the US nonwhite population with a favorable outlook for the economically productive ages and a unfavorable prospect for dependent age groups : children and the elderly, suggesting injuries impact the dependent age groups more severely than expected. Males are more accident prone than females but the gender difference tends to disappear among the dependent. The magnitude and differentials in partial life expectancies resulting from various levels of reduction in accidential deaths and their implications for public health policies are discussed.
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