台灣與日本之間主要死因之比較研究

A Statistical Comparison of Main Causes of Death Taiwan and Japan

唐誌陽(Chih-Yang Tang) ； 田中豐穗(Toyoho Tanaka)

《台灣公共衛生雜誌》 22卷4期 (2003/08) Pp. 327-336

https://doi.org/10.6288/TJPH2003-22-04-09

摘要

目標：本研究目的是透過死亡率及生命損失率之分析比較，同時找出下個研究題目。方法：本研究的方法是根據台灣地區衛生統計和日本的人口動態統計來比較，性別、年齡別及10大死因的死亡率、生命損失率。結果：本研究其結果發現(1)台灣和日本有許多的死因在死亡率和生命損失率上，皆有減少的趨勢。台灣方面有很多死因在標準化死亡比和標準化生命損失比上都要比日本高。(2)以1990年為例，台灣和日本之間差別較大的死因為意外災害，交通事故，高血壓性疾病及糖尿病。(3)考察有關交通事故和糖尿病的背景原因。交通事故因種種的因素的不同，使台灣和日本間有所差異。關於交通事故及糖尿病，兩國有做更詳細比較研究之價值。結論：許多死因在死亡率和生命損失率上台灣和日本同時逐漸減少。台灣有許多死因在兩指標上較日本高。關於交通事故及糖尿病，兩國有做更詳細比較研究之價值。

關鍵字

意外災害 ； 交通事故 ； 糖尿病 ； 死亡率 ； 生命損失率

並列摘要

Objectives: The purpose of this research is first to identify the differences in the causes-of-death of people from Taiwan and Japan, using death rates and years of potential life lost (YPLL), and we tried to find out some valuable research topics for further research. Methods: Comparisons of death rates and YPLLs of 10 major causes-of-death in the two countries were by sex based on the relevant official statistics compiled by Vital Statistics of Japan and Health and Vital Statistics of Taiwan from 1965 to 1995. Results: (1) A number of the death rates and YPLLs declined in both countries. Standardized mortality ratios and standardized YPLL ratios showed that death rates and YPLLs in many causes-of-death were higher in Taiwan than in Japan. (2) In 1990, the major differences between Taiwan and Japan had been for all accidents, traffic accidents, hypertensive diseases and diabetes. (3) It was considered that there were many differences in the background factors contributing to traffic accidents in these two countries. It is feasible to do an in- depth comparative study of both traffic accidents and diabetes as causes-of-death in these two countries in depth. Conclusions: Death rates and YPLLs declined in many causes-of-death in both countries. Taiwan had higher rates in both indices in more causes-of-death than did Japan. It is necessary to do an in-depth comparative study of both traffic accidents and diabetes as causes-of- death in these two countries in depth.

並列關鍵字

Accidents ； traffic accidents ； diabetes ； death rates ； years of potential life lost

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