Changes in Neonatal and Perinatal Vital Statistics during Last 5 Decades in Republic of Korea: Compared with OECD Nations
Neonatal Medicine
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: 402-412, 2013.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-17211
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Of numerous health status indicators, those of neonate and peripartum encompass nation's maternal, birth, neonatal and infantile health level. The goal of this study was to investigate the changes during the past 50 years of neonatal and perinatal indicators in Korea.METHODS:
We analyzed the changes of population, number of live births per year, crude birth rate (CBR), total fertility rate (TFR), incidence of low birth weight infant (LBWI) and preterm infants, neonatal mortality rate (NMR), infant mortality rate (IMR), perinatal mortality rate (PMR), and maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of Korea, and especially compared those indicators of Korea with those of other OECD nations during the past 50 years.RESULTS:
Korea has accomplished a marked improvement in the above indicators during the past 50 years. The average index of OECD and Korean rank among 34 OECD nations in the above health indicators in 2010 are as follows population 49,410,370 (36,285,235, 9th), CBR 9.4 (12.1, 4th), TFR 1.23 (1.75, 1st), LBWI incidence 5.0 (6.8, 6th), NMR 1.8 (2.9, 8th), IMR 3.2 (4.3, 10th), PMR 3.3 (6.0, 4th), MMR 15.7 (8.7, 29th).CONCLUSION:
Birth rate of Korea was very low among OECD nations with relatively low LBWI incidence. It is inspiring that NR, IMR, and PMR were lower than the average. However, MMR was very higher than the average of OECD. The present review provides the neonatal and perinatal health indicators in Korea and it might be helpful to improve clinical practice and outcome in the future.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Infant, Low Birth Weight
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Infant, Premature
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Infant Mortality
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Maternal Mortality
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Birth Rate
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Health Status
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Epidemiology
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Incidence
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Vital Statistics
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Health Status Indicators
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Neonatal Medicine
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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