Maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality statistics and trends in Korea between 2009 and 2017
Objective To provide updates on maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality using the national population data of South Korea between 2009 and 2017 and describe the mortality rate by target groups, timing, or causes of events to provide a basis for detecting vulnerable populations and ensuring timely...
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| author | Kyung Ju Lee Sangho Sohn Kwan Hong Jin Kim Rakhyeon Kim Seokmin Lee Heejo Youn Young Ju Kim |
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| description | Objective To provide updates on maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality using the national population data of South Korea between 2009 and 2017 and describe the mortality rate by target groups, timing, or causes of events to provide a basis for detecting vulnerable populations and ensuring timely medical and political interventions. Methods Pregnancy-related mortality in women, as well as deaths of infants, in South Korea was identified using population data from Statistics Korea. Records from death certificates, cremation reports on infant and fetal deaths, and the complementary cause-of-death investigation system were reviewed for the 2009–2017 period. Results A total of 461 maternal deaths, 11,717 infant deaths, and 12,249 perinatal deaths, including fetal deaths over 28 gestational weeks, were identified from 3,945,159 live births between 2009 and 2017. The maternal mortality ratio was 13.5 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2009 and decreased to 7.8 in 2017. Only the rate of deaths related to hypertensive disorders showed an increasing tendency. Both the infant and perinatal mortality rates improved (from 3.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2009 to 2.8 in 2017 and from 3.5 to 2.7, respectively). Among the external causes of infant mortality, assaults including homicides accounted for 25% (n=150), and this proportion was constant throughout the study period. Conclusion Overall improvements were observed in all maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality measures. In-depth analysis and interventions with respect to certain causes, such as hypertensive disorders in mothers or assaults in infants, should be considered priority issues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed50d1b459804f3396a881fcb641fe822022-12-22T01:12:05ZengKorean Society of Obstetrics and GynecologyObstetrics & Gynecology Science2287-85722287-85802020-09-0163562363010.5468/ogs.200818574Maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality statistics and trends in Korea between 2009 and 2017Kyung Ju Lee0Sangho Sohn12Kwan Hong3Jin Kim4Rakhyeon Kim5Seokmin Lee6Heejo Youn7Young Ju Kim8 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Public Health, Korea University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea Vital Statistics Division, Statistics Korea, Daejeon, Korea Department of Public Health, Korea University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, KoreaObjective To provide updates on maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality using the national population data of South Korea between 2009 and 2017 and describe the mortality rate by target groups, timing, or causes of events to provide a basis for detecting vulnerable populations and ensuring timely medical and political interventions. Methods Pregnancy-related mortality in women, as well as deaths of infants, in South Korea was identified using population data from Statistics Korea. Records from death certificates, cremation reports on infant and fetal deaths, and the complementary cause-of-death investigation system were reviewed for the 2009–2017 period. Results A total of 461 maternal deaths, 11,717 infant deaths, and 12,249 perinatal deaths, including fetal deaths over 28 gestational weeks, were identified from 3,945,159 live births between 2009 and 2017. The maternal mortality ratio was 13.5 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2009 and decreased to 7.8 in 2017. Only the rate of deaths related to hypertensive disorders showed an increasing tendency. Both the infant and perinatal mortality rates improved (from 3.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2009 to 2.8 in 2017 and from 3.5 to 2.7, respectively). Among the external causes of infant mortality, assaults including homicides accounted for 25% (n=150), and this proportion was constant throughout the study period. Conclusion Overall improvements were observed in all maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality measures. In-depth analysis and interventions with respect to certain causes, such as hypertensive disorders in mothers or assaults in infants, should be considered priority issues.http://www.ogscience.org/upload/pdf/ogs-20081.pdfmaternal mortalityinfant mortalityperinatal mortalitycause of deathsouth korea |
| spellingShingle | Kyung Ju Lee Sangho Sohn Kwan Hong Jin Kim Rakhyeon Kim Seokmin Lee Heejo Youn Young Ju Kim Maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality statistics and trends in Korea between 2009 and 2017 Obstetrics & Gynecology Science maternal mortality infant mortality perinatal mortality cause of death south korea |
| title | Maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality statistics and trends in Korea between 2009 and 2017 |
| title_full | Maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality statistics and trends in Korea between 2009 and 2017 |
| title_fullStr | Maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality statistics and trends in Korea between 2009 and 2017 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality statistics and trends in Korea between 2009 and 2017 |
| title_short | Maternal, infant, and perinatal mortality statistics and trends in Korea between 2009 and 2017 |
| title_sort | maternal infant and perinatal mortality statistics and trends in korea between 2009 and 2017 |
| topic | maternal mortality infant mortality perinatal mortality cause of death south korea |
| url | http://www.ogscience.org/upload/pdf/ogs-20081.pdf |
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