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Date : 13-12-09 20:09
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Publication; issue : 2013 Year 37 Vol 4 iss 198 p
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The Statistical Analysis on Legal Autopsy Performed in Korea during 2012 Year
Korean J Leg Med 2013;37:198-207
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Division of Forensic Medicine, National Forensic Service, Seoul, Korea
E-mail : pdrdream@gmail.com
This statistical analysis of 4,709 legal autopsies performed in Korea in 2012 was conducted to obtain primary data about and related variables. The analysis revealed the following:
1. Of the total number of deaths, men accounted for and women, 26.8%. Evidently, the number of deaths among men was more than twice that among women.
2. With respect to mode of death, 54.8% were recorded as unnatural deaths, 39.2% were natural deaths, and 6.0% had unknown causes. Of the 2,581 unnatural deaths, 44.8% were accidental deaths; 27.2%, suicidal; 17.5%, homicidal; and 10.3%, undetermined.
3. Of the total number of unnatural deaths, 43.0% were trauma-related deaths, for which falling down was the leading cause, accounting for 33.5% cases. Asphyxiation was accounted for 17.2%, among which the predominant cause was hanging (55.3%). Moreover, 12.5% of deaths were due to drowning; 11.5%, poisoning; 11.2%, thermal injuries; 2.7%, complications in medical procedures; and 0.3%, electrocution, starvation, or neglect.
4. Among 1,847 natural deaths, heart diseases accounted for 50.2% and vascular diseases accounted for 16.7%.
5. There were 207 cases of deaths among children under the age of 10, of which 94 were unnatural and 49 were homicidal deaths.
Of all cases, 9.2% had an unknown cause of death, and of these 67.6%, were putrefied or skeletonized bodies.
Key Words : Autopsy, Cause of death, Manner of death, Statistic, Korea
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