Measuring the Burden of Disease Due to Preterm Birth Complications in Korea Using Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY)

Hyun Joo Kim, Min-Woo Jo, Seok-Hwan Bae, Seok-Jun Yoon and Jin Yong Lee
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Hyun Joo Kim: Department of Nursing Science, Shinsung University, Dangjin 31801, Korea
Min-Woo Jo: Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea
Seok-Hwan Bae: Department of Radiological Science, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea
Seok-Jun Yoon: Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
Jin Yong Lee: Public Health Medical Service, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 07061, Korea

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: The premature birth rate in Korea has increased from 13.5% in 2008 to 15.7% in 2013. The complications of premature birth are a major determinant of neonatal mortality and morbidities. The purpose of this study was to estimate the burden of premature birth in Korea using disability-adjusted life years (DALY). DALY consists of years of life lost (YLL) and years lost due to disability (YLD). In this study, preterm birth complications refer to nine diseases: P07, P22, P25, P26, P27, P28, P52, P77, P612, and H351 (International Classification of Diseases—10th Revision). YLL was calculated using mortality data from the 2012 National Health Insurance Data. YLD is a function of the prevalence, disability weight (DW), and duration of each complication. DW was determined by the Korean Disability Weight Study for National Burden of Disease in Korea 2013/2015. The burden of premature birth in Korea is 79,574 DALY (YLL: 43,725; YLD: 35,849). The burden for men (DALY: 43,603; YLL: 24,004; YLD: 19,599) is higher than that of women (DALY: 35,970; YLL: 19,720; YLD: 16,250). This study could provide essential data for evaluating the effects of policies intended to reduce preterm birth.

Keywords: premature birth; disability-adjusted life year; burden of disease (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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