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- Title
Underestimated Burden: Non-Communicable Diseases in North Korea.
- Authors
Shin Ha; Yo Han Lee
- Abstract
There remains a misperception that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are predominantly an issue for developed countries and are not major public health problems in low-income countries. North Korea is also often considered as a country with a disease structure that is typical of a low-income country. Infectious diseases and nutritional problems, including tuberculosis and pneumonia, are still major sources of medical discussion. The authors challenge this misperception by reviewing empirical data on epidemiologic and demographic transitions of North Korea and show that the current NCD burden is the main public health issue in North Korea. In result, it can be said that epidemiologic transition and demographic transition of North Korea preceded prior to economic hardship. It is necessary for the international community, including South Korea, to advance in a new direction of medical support for North Korea.
- Subjects
NORTH Korea; SOUTH Korea; NON-communicable diseases; DEMOGRAPHIC transition; LOW-income countries; COMMUNICABLE diseases; DEVELOPED countries
- Publication
Yonsei Medical Journal, 2019, Vol 60, Issue 5, p481
- ISSN
0513-5796
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3349/ymj.2019.60.5.481