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Mortality of the Korean Population in Japan: a life table analysis of selected causes of death

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Yoon Shin Kim
Yoon Shin Kim
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Centre, Houston, USA
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Summary

The average gains in life expectancy and in working life ages for Koreans in Japan and Japanese are examined when four selected causes of death are hypothetically eliminated. The life expectancy at birth of Korean males and females in Japan (1974–76) was 67·1 and 77·1 years, respectively. The largest increases in life expectancy at birth for Koreans in Japan and Japanese (both sexes) result when cardiovascular diseases are eliminated. At the working ages, 15–65 years, of Koreans in Japan and Japanese (both sexes) the largest gains result from elimination of malignant neoplasms. The implications of the results are discussed in relation to the public health services and acculturation of Koreans in Japan.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , October 1982 , pp. 465 - 472
Copyright
Copyright © 1982, Cambridge University Press

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