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Long-term Trends in Death Rates from Alcohol-related Disease in South Korea.

Objectives: In this study, we examine long-term trends in death rates from alcohol-related disease in South Korea. Methods: We used cause-of-death statistics from Statistics Korea over the 1991- 2015 period. Specifically, using census data collected every 5 years, we analyzed 6,240,429 deaths in Sou...

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Published in:American Journal of Health Behavior Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 648 - 659
Main Authors: Jung Woo Kim, Hee Young Jung, Jae Hyun Noh, Ji Young Park
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: PNG Publications May/Jun2019
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        atl: Long-term Trends in Death Rates from Alcohol-related Disease in South Korea.
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          Jung Woo Kim
          Hee Young Jung
          Jae Hyun Noh
          Ji Young Park
        affil: Department of Social Welfare, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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          Alcohol-Related Disorders Mortality
          South Korea
          Cause of Death
          Male
          Female
          Sex Factors
          Age Factors
          Drinking Behavior
          Marital Status
          Widows and Widowers
          Probability
          Census
          Multiple Logistic Regression
          Odds Ratio
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Death
          Human
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Male
          Female
      ab: Objectives: In this study, we examine long-term trends in death rates from alcohol-related disease in South Korea. Methods: We used cause-of-death statistics from Statistics Korea over the 1991- 2015 period. Specifically, using census data collected every 5 years, we analyzed 6,240,429 deaths in South Korea according to sex, age, and marital status. Results: Male death rates steadily declined from 1991 to 2015, but female death rates steadily increased. The growth rates of death for men and women in 1991 and 2015 were 138% and 700%, respectively, demonstrating a massive difference. The death rate from alcohol-related disease was highest in men aged 50-59 and women aged 45-54. In addition, the death rates from alcohol-related disease among never-married and divorced people were higher than among those who were married or widowed. Conclusions: Male and female drinking behavior should be understood as having different characteristics, and alcohol prevention and treatment policies targeting women should be developed. In addition, preventive education and medical examinations should be conducted to prevent alcohol dependence or abuse arising from unemployment, divorce, disease, retirement, and so on.
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    language: English
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