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: Received: 28 August 2023 / Approved: 29 August 2023 / Online: 30 August 2023 (08:16:56 CEST)
How to cite:
Lee, S.N.; Lim, D.O.; Lee, S.H. The Impact of Avoidable Mortality Changes on Life Expectancy at Birth in Korea, 2000-2020. Preprints2023, 2023082020. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.2020.v1
Lee, S.N.; Lim, D.O.; Lee, S.H. The Impact of Avoidable Mortality Changes on Life Expectancy at Birth in Korea, 2000-2020. Preprints 2023, 2023082020. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.2020.v1
Lee, S.N.; Lim, D.O.; Lee, S.H. The Impact of Avoidable Mortality Changes on Life Expectancy at Birth in Korea, 2000-2020. Preprints2023, 2023082020. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.2020.v1
APA Style
Lee, S.N., Lim, D.O., & Lee, S.H. (2023). The Impact of Avoidable Mortality Changes on Life Expectancy at Birth in Korea, 2000-2020. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.2020.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Lee, S.N., Dar Oh Lim and Soo Hyun Lee. 2023 "The Impact of Avoidable Mortality Changes on Life Expectancy at Birth in Korea, 2000-2020" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.2020.v1
Abstract
This study investigated mortality discrepancies in Korea, 2000-2020, with a focus on age, gender, and preventable causes of death, and their impact on life expectancy at birth. The study utilized data from Korean Standard Classification of Diseases and OECD/Eurostat lists of preventable and treatable causes of death and employed Arriaga's method. Noteworthy findings revealed gender disparities in life expectancy increases, with male gaining an advantage over females from 2000-2020 (8.142 years for males versus 6.806 years for females). The most significant increase in life expectancy was found to be in males aged 70-74 and females aged 75-79. The gender gap in LEB is narrowing and that the main age group contributing to the gender gap are getting older. Reduced gains in life expectancy at birth resulted from avoidable mortality, contributing 57.3% to the increase. Cerebrovascular disease and transport accidents were positive contributors, whereas suicide and certain cancers were negative contributors. The changes in mortality for individuals aged 65 and over had an impact of 45.44% (males) and 71.01% (females) on life expectancy gains. This study offers a novel approach in evaluating avoidable mortality and life expectancy, having the potential to improve international health indicators and inform health policies.
Keywords
avoidable mortality; life expectance at birth; treatable mortality; preventable mortality
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
