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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Understanding the rapid increase in life expectancy in South Korea |
Author: | Yang, S. Khang, Y. Harper, S. Davey Smith, G. Leon, D. Lynch, J. |
Citation: | American Journal of Public Health, 2010; 100(5):896-903 |
Publisher: | Amer Public Health Assoc Inc |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
ISSN: | 0090-0036 1541-0048 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Seungmi Yang, Young-Ho Khang, Sam Harper, George Davey Smith, David A. Leon and John Lynch |
Abstract: | Objectives. We assessed life expectancy increases in the past several decades in South Korea by age and specific causes of death. Methods. We applied Arriaga's decomposition method to life table data (1970–2005) and mortality statistics (1983–2005) to estimate age- and cause-specific contributions to changes in life expectancy. Results. Reductions in infant mortality made the largest age-group contribution to the life expectancy increase. Reductions in cardiovascular diseases (particularly stroke and hypertensive diseases) contributed most to longer life expectancy between 1983 and 2005 (30% in males and 28% in females). Lower rates of stomach cancer, liver disease, tuberculosis, and external-cause mortality accounted for 30% of the male and 20% of the female increase in longevity. However, higher mortality from ischemic heart disease, lung and bronchial cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, diabetes, and suicide offset gains by 10% in both genders. Conclusions. Rapid increases in life expectancy in South Korea were mostly achieved by reductions in infant mortality and in diseases related to infections and blood pressure. |
Keywords: | Humans Life Expectancy Life Tables Mortality Cause of Death Infant Mortality Adolescent Adult Aged Middle Aged Child Child, Preschool Infant Infant, Newborn Female Male Young Adult Republic of Korea |
Rights: | © 2010 American Public Health Association |
DOI: | 10.2105/AJPH.2009.160341 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2009.160341 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Public Health publications |
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