Lee Seokmin
Statistics Research Institute, Statistics Korea, Daejeon, Korea.
Ewha Med J. 2025 Apr;48(2):e35. doi: 10.12771/emj.2025.00304. Epub 2025 Mar 31.
This study aimed to analyze dementia-related death statistics in Korea between 2013 and 2023.
The analysis utilized microdata from Statistics Korea's cause-of-death statistics. Among all recorded deaths, those related to dementia were extracted and analyzed using the underlying cause-of-death codes from the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision.
The number of dementia-related deaths increased from 8,688 in 2013 to 14,402 in 2023. The crude death rate rose from 17.2 per 100,000 in 2013 to 28.2 per 100,000 in 2023, although the age-standardized death rate declined from 9.7 to 8.7 over the same period. The dementia death rate is 2.1 times higher in women than in men, and mortality among individuals aged 85 and older exceeds 976 per 100,000. By specific cause, Alzheimer's disease accounted for 77.1% of all dementia deaths, and by place, the majority occurred in hospitals (76.2%), followed by residential institutions including nursing homes (15.3%) in 2023.
The rising mortality associated with dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease, highlights a growing public health concern in Korea. These findings support the need for enhanced prevention efforts, improved quality of care, and targeted policies addressing the complexities of dementia management. It is anticipated that this empirical analysis will contribute to reducing the social burden.
本研究旨在分析2013年至2023年韩国与痴呆症相关的死亡统计数据。
该分析使用了韩国统计局死因统计的微观数据。在所有记录的死亡病例中，提取与痴呆症相关的病例，并使用国际疾病分类第10版的根本死因编码进行分析。
与痴呆症相关的死亡人数从2013年的8688人增加到2023年的14402人。粗死亡率从2013年的每10万人17.2人上升到2023年的每10万人28.2人，尽管同期年龄标准化死亡率从9.7降至8.7。女性的痴呆症死亡率是男性的2.1倍，85岁及以上人群的死亡率超过每10万人976人。按具体病因，阿尔茨海默病占所有痴呆症死亡病例的77.1%，按地点划分，2023年大多数死亡发生在医院（76.2%），其次是包括养老院在内的住宿机构（15.3%）。
与痴呆症相关的死亡率上升，尤其是阿尔茨海默病，凸显了韩国日益严重的公共卫生问题。这些发现支持加强预防工作、提高护理质量以及制定针对性政策以应对痴呆症管理复杂性的必要性。预计这一实证分析将有助于减轻社会负担。
