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A comparative study for the development of a health promotion policy through an analysis of the mortality rates in Korea and Japan, $1983{\sim}2003$  

Nam, Eun-Woo (Healthy City Research Center, Institute of Health and Welfare, Yonsei University)
Song, Yea-Li-A (Healthy City Research Center, Institute of Health and Welfare, Yonsei University)
Moriyama, Masaki (Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Fukuoka University)
Ishihara, Akiko (Department of Health Policy Science, National Institute of Public Health)
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Abstract
This study attempts to provide fundamental information for a health policy and health services by looking at the trends and types of the mortality rates in Korea and Japan. In this study, data of the death statistics of Korea and Japan over the 21-year period from 1983 to 2003 are analyzed. Mortality data are standardized ${\times}100,000$ to the 2003 Japan population, according to the direct method. In 2001/2003, the ranking of major causes of death in Korea and Japan has been greatly changed. In Korea, mortality rates from malignant neoplasms, diabetes mellitus, renal failure, falls and suicide have increased. In Japan, the mortality rates from pneumonia increase more than those from diabetes mellitus. In 2001/2003, the proportions of the mortality rates from chronic diseases are higher than those from acute diseases. In the Korean health promotion policy "Health Promotion 2020", a more intensive goal management is needed.
Keywords
Mortality rate; health promotion policy; Korea; Japan;
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