Gyeongnam Residents' Life Expectancy 83.09 Years ... Increased by 0.88 Years Compared to 3 Years Ago

National Health Screening Participation Rate Similar to National Level, Five Major Cancer Screening Rates Higher Than Nationwide

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] The life expectancy of residents in Gyeongnam Province was found to be 83.09 years.

According to the 'Gyeongsangnam-do Regional Health Care Basic Statistics Book,' the life expectancy of Gyeongnam residents in 2019 was 83.09 years, an increase of 0.88 years compared to 2016.

The total fertility rate in Gyeongnam Province decreased annually from 1.44 in 2015 to 1.05 in 2019, but it was 0.13 higher than the national average total fertility rate of 0.92 in 2019.

The proportion of the youth population (ages 0-14) decreased by 1.4 percentage points from 14.3% in 2015 to 12.9% in 2020, while the elderly population ratio increased by 3.6 percentage points from 13.8% to 17.4% in 2020.

The proportion of single elderly households increased by 0.8 percentage points from 8.6% in 2010 to 9.4% in 2019, and the proportion of foreign residents increased by 0.6 percentage points from 3.4% in 2015 to 4.0% in 2019.

Also, in 2019, awareness rates of individual blood pressure and blood sugar levels, as well as early symptom recognition rates for stroke and myocardial infarction, increased compared to 2018, but remained lower than the national level.

Specifically, blood pressure awareness rate increased from 39.4% in 2018 to 49.0% in 2019, blood sugar awareness rate from 12.8% to 16.0%, early stroke symptom recognition rate from 47.4% to 53.7%, early myocardial infarction symptom recognition rate from 43.3% to 49.3%, while the healthy lifestyle practice rate decreased by 2.0 percentage points from 27.0% in 2018 to 25.0% in 2019.

As of 2019, 13 cities and counties had no general hospitals.

The proportion of medically vulnerable populations living outside the service areas of general hospitals was 43.56%, meaning that 2 out of 5 residents in the province cannot reach a general hospital within 20 minutes by car.

The national health screening rate in the province in 2019 was 71.67%, similar to the national level of 71.69%.

Additionally, the screening rate of workplace subscribers (78.25%) was 2.1 times higher than that of medical aid recipients (37.64%).

The screening rate for the five major cancers in 2019 was 46.10%, higher than the national level of 45.78%.

The diagnosis experience rate of hypertension among residents aged 30 and over in 2019 was 17.1%, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from 17.5% in 2018, and the hypertension treatment rate increased by 1.4 percentage points from 91.7% in 2018 to 93.1%.

On the other hand, the diagnosis experience rate of diabetes in 2019 was 7.5%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from 7.3% in 2018, while the diabetes treatment rate decreased by 0.2 percentage points from 93.5% to 93.2%.

The life expectancy in Gyeongnam Province in 2019 was 83.09 years, an increase of 0.88 years compared to 2016, but still lower than the national life expectancy of 84.57 years.

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