1990–1995† | 1995–2000† | 2000–2005 | 2005–2010 | 2010–2015 | ||||||
ASMR‡ changes | ASMR‡ changes | ASMR‡ changes | ASMR‡ changes | ASMR‡ changes | ||||||
Absolute | %§ | Absolute | %§ | Absolute | %§ | Absolute | %§ | Absolute | %§ | |
Japan | ||||||||||
All-cause | −2 | 0 | 236 | 57 | −28 | −4 | −119 | −19 | −139 | −28 |
Broad cause-specific death | ||||||||||
All cancer | NA | – | 86 | 48 | −12 | −4 | −57 | −22 | −57 | −29 |
Cardiovascular disease | NA | – | 45 | 47 | −5 | −3 | −26 | −19 | −25 | −23 |
External causes | NA | – | 60 | 118 | −12 | −11 | −21 | −21 | −28 | −35 |
Other causes | NA | – | 42 | 53 | 3 | 2 | −14 | −11 | −31 | −28 |
Cause-specific death | ||||||||||
Stomach cancer | NA | – | 14 | 41 | −6 | −12 | −12 | −26 | −13 | −39 |
Liver cancer | NA | – | 6 | 16 | −9 | −20 | −11 | −31 | −12 | −46 |
Colorectal cancer | NA | – | 13 | 56 | 0 | −1 | −4 | −11 | −9 | −27 |
Ischaemic heart diseases | NA | – | 19 | 55 | −2 | −4 | −4 | −9 | −12 | −25 |
Cerebrovascular diseases | NA | – | 21 | 48 | −9 | −14 | −12 | −22 | −11 | −27 |
Smoking-related causes¶ | NA | – | 19 | 62 | 8 | 16 | −11 | −19 | −15 | −32 |
Suicide | NA | – | 54 | 182 | −8 | −9 | −14 | −19 | −21 | −34 |
Road traffic accidents | NA | – | 6 | 56 | −4 | −24 | −5 | −42 | −2 | −31 |
South Korea | ||||||||||
All-cause | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 | −28 | −7 | 125 | 35 | 22 | 5 |
Broad cause-specific death | ||||||||||
All cancer | NA | – | 3 | 2 | −10 | −7 | 44 | 30 | 22 | 11 |
Cardiovascular disease | NA | – | −1 | −2 | −10 | −13 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 7 |
External causes | NA | – | −1 | −2 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 51 | −2 | −2 |
Other causes | NA | – | 6 | 7 | −18 | −18 | 37 | 46 | −8 | −7 |
Cause-specific death | ||||||||||
Stomach cancer | NA | – | 1 | 3 | −7 | −21 | 4 | 14 | −4 | −14 |
Liver cancer | NA | – | 3 | 6 | −5 | −10 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
Colorectal cancer | NA | – | 2 | 16 | 5 | 42 | 7 | 43 | −1 | −5 |
Ischaemic heart diseases | NA | – | 6 | 32 | −3 | −10 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Cerebrovascular diseases | NA | – | −3 | −8 | −7 | −19 | 1 | 2 | −4 | −12 |
Smoking-related causes¶ | NA | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 49 | −1 | −3 |
Suicide | NA | – | 2 | 23 | 20 | 171 | 29 | 93 | 1 | 1 |
Road traffic accidents | NA | – | −3 | −13 | −8 | −36 | 5 | 32 | −2 | −10 |
*The plus values (significant mortality increasing) were indicated by bold (p<0.05).
†1990–1997 and 1997–2000 in South Korea.
‡ASMR: age-standardised mortality rate (per 100 000 person-years).
§(ASMR changes)/(ASMR in previous study period)×100 (%)
¶Smoking-related causes: C33–34, J41–44 (ICD10) in Japan and C32–34, J40–44, J47 in South Korea.
ICD, International Statistical Classification of Diseases; NA, data not available.