Citation

Lee YH, Yoon SJ, Kim A, Seo H, Ko S. J. Korean Med. Sci. 2016; 31(Suppl 2): S114-S120.

Affiliation

Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Korean Academy of Medical Science)

DOI

10.3346/jkms.2016.31.S2.S114

PMID

27775248

Abstract

The global burden of disease study (GBD) provides valuable information for evaluating population health in terms of disease burden. This study collected and reviewed GBD data in Korea for the year 1990 and 2013. The burdens of cancer, cardiovascular disease, communicable disease, and injuries have decreased remarkably, thereby greatly diminishing the overall disease burden on Korea. Meanwhile, the burdens due to non-fatal chronic diseases such as neuropsychiatric and musculoskeletal disease became major burden contributors. Responding to this circumstance presents a complex challenge to the Korean health system and Korean health policy.

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