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KMID : 0978920000010010029
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Korean Journal of Clinical Geriatrics
2000 Volume.1 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.44
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The transition of the Leading Causes of Death during the latest two decades in Korea
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Kim Duk-Jo
Choi Bong-Keun
Yoon Tai-Young
Choi Joong-Myung
Park Soon-Young
Lew Dong-Joon
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Abstract
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Background: Recently the lea띠ng causes of death were remarkably changed from the communicable to the non-communicable chronic degenerative 띠seases. We tried to confirm the changing pattern and the transition of the recent leading causes of death in Korea.
Methods: We have made an attempt to examine the changing pattern and the transition of the leading causes of death in our country recently since 1977 by analytically reviewing the annual statistical data on the causes of death for the latest two decades reported mainly from the Economic Planing Board, National Statistical Office and other infonnative materials.
Results: After the inverting period of the late 1970s and 1980s changing remarkably from the communicable to the non -communicable 이sease, the leading causes of death were changed to the chronic degenerative 이seases such as circulatory disease and malignant neoplasms recently. With the particularly increasing deaths due to the unintentional accidents since the mid -1980s, circulatory disease, malignant neoplasms and accidents became the three major causes of death, and accounted for about 61 percent of the total deaths in 1996.
Conclusion : In reviewing the changing paαem, the transition of the leading causes of death, communicable diseases formidably prevailed for the past decades were rapidly decreased recently, and chronic degenerative disease, so-called, ”Chronic I비1ess" such as circulatory diseases, malignant neoplasms, and chronic obstructive pulmonary 이sease are in tendency of continuous increase year by year.
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KEYWORD
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Causes of death, Changing pattern, Transition, Chronic degenerative disease, Unintentional accidents
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