Avoidable Mortality in Korea 1997-2001: Temporal Trend and its Contribution to All-cause Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study analyzed the mortality trends from avoidable causes in Korea from 1997 to 2021, to estimate its contribution to the overall mortality in different subgroups, including. Gender, age, and cause of disease.

Methods

The all-cause and avoidable mortality were presented as a time series plot and average annual percent change. Trend of avoidable mortality was also analyzed by subgroups, disease causes and the percentage attributed to each causes.

Results

The decline in avoidable mortality accounted for 82.6% of all-cause mortality reduction. Preventable mortality showed a more pronounced decline than treatable mortality, explaining 72.3% of the avoidable mortality reduction. In 1997-2001, avoidable death occurred in 72.2% (537,024 cases) of all-cause dea

SUBMITTER: Jeong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11228162 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature