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KMID : 0386819950050020049
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Journal of the Institute of Health Environmental Sciences
1995 Volume.5 No. 2 p.49 ~ p.56
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A Study on Changes of the Characteristics of Mortality of the Children in Korea
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Abstract
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Recently, the National Health Insurance Scheme has been improved, the Fertility rate has been slowed down while life expectancy is constantly increasing. It is significant to study on children mortality which is improtant for the development of
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national and provied the basis of policy establishment.
This study is intended to analyze the causes of children mortality on the basis of Mortality Report Date from 1982 through 1993. The mjor findings of the study are as follows:
Under one year old group: The congenital abnormality and perinatal disease increase whild infection and parasistic disease, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, digestive disease and unknown symptoms and diagnosis decreases. Age group of
1-4:
The congenital abnormality, injury and poisoning andneoplasm increases and the decreasing trend is similar to that of under one year old group. Age group of 5-14: increasing and decreasing trend are similar to those of 1-4 age group. The neoplasm
of 0-4
and 5-14 age group is increasing faster than other diseases. The ten major death causes of children are found to be follows: 1) accidents, 2) congenital abnormality, 3) neoplasm, 4) pneumonia & bronchitis, 5) perinatal diseases, 6) cerebral palsy
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paralysistic diseases, 7) heart diseases, 8) meningitis, 9) homicide, and 10) cerobrovascular diseases.
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