Korea Heart Disease Fact Sheet 2020: Analysis of Nationwide Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. To provide an overview of the temporal trends in the burden of CVD, the Korean Society of Cardiology has published the Korea Heart Disease Fact Sheet in 2020.

Methods

We analyzed anonymized data of the Causes of Death Statistics, National Health Insurance Claims Database, and Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to assess mortality, hospitalizations, and risk factors for CVD.

Results

The CVD mortality decreased until 2010, then steadily increased up to 123 per 100,000 persons in 2018. Since 2002, the number and rate of CVD hospitalization have continued to grow. In 2018, approximately 12.1 million Korean adults had hypertension, 4.3 million

SUBMITTER: Lee HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8176075 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature