Trends in the leading causes of XXXX in Korea, 1983-2012.

@entity1 @entity101 @entity6 @entity66 @entity5 @entity55 @entity409 @entity299 @entity204
This study aimed to analyze trends in the 10 leading causes of @entity204 in Korea from 1983 to 2012. Death rates were derived from the Korean Statistics Information Service database and age-adjusted to the 2010 population. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to identify the points when statistically significant changes occurred in the trends. Between 1983 and 2012, the age-standardized @entity204 rate (ASR) from all causes decreased by 61.6% for @entity1 and 51.2% for @entity1 . ASRs from @entity5 , @entity6 , and transport accidents increased initially before decreasing. ASRs from @entity101 diseases, @entity299 , @entity66 and @entity409 showed favorable trends (ASR % change: -94.4%, -53.8%, -76.0%, and -78.9% for @entity1 , and -77.1%, -36.5%, -67.8%, and -79.9% for @entity1 , respectively). ASRs from @entity55 decreased until the mid-1990s and thereafter increased. ASRs from intentional self-harm increased persistently since around 1990 (ASR % change: 122.0% for @entity1 and 217.4% for @entity1 ). In conclusion, @entity204 rates from all causes in Korea decreased significantly in the last three decades except in the late 1990s. Despite the great strides made in the overall mortality, temporal trends varied widely by cause. Mortality trends for @entity5 , @entity6 , @entity55 and intentional self-harm were unfavorable.
