Table 3.
Annual incidence of schizophrenia or similar psychotic disorders in the Republic of Korea between 2011 and 2015
| 2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | per 100,000 PY | N (%) | per 100,000 PY | N (%) | per 100,000 PY | N (%) | per 100,000 PY | N (%) | per 100,000 PY | |
| Total | 60,287 (100) | 118.8 | 74,864 (100) | 146.9 | 65,152 (100) | 127.4 | 66,187 (100) | 128.9 | 76,644 (100) | 148.7 |
| Male | 28,660 (47.5) | 112.8 | 34,961 (46.7) | 137.1 | 30,313 (46.5) | 118.5 | 30,440 (46.0) | 118.6 | 35,337 (46.1) | 137.2 |
| Female | 31,627 (52.5) | 124.9 | 39,903 (53.3) | 156.8 | 34,839 (53.5) | 136.3 | 35,747 (54.0) | 139.3 | 41,307 (53.9) | 160.3 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| <15 | 153 (0.3) | 2.0 | 67 (0.1) | 0.9 | 0 (0) | 0.0 | 0 (0) | 0.0 | 0 (0) | 0.0 |
| 15–24 | 5,485 (9.1) | 81.2 | 7,094 (9.5) | 104.2 | 5,772 (8.9) | 84.6 | 5,838 (8.8) | 85.7 | 6,643 (8.7) | 97.5 |
| 25–34 | 68,54 (11.4) | 90.9 | 7,994 (10.7) | 108.5 | 67,66 (10.4) | 93.1 | 6,884 (10.4) | 97.4 | 7,585 (9.9) | 110.4 |
| 35–44 | 85,36 (14.2) | 96.5 | 10,033 (13.4) | 114.7 | 81,64 (12.5) | 95.7 | 7,825 (11.8) | 92.9 | 8,506 (11.1) | 102.0 |
| 45–54 | 10,027 (16.6) | 117.4 | 11,726 (15.7) | 136.3 | 9,685 (14.9) | 111.0 | 9,234 (14.0) | 105.3 | 10,112 (13.2) | 115.5 |
| 55–64 | 79,81 (13.2) | 144.2 | 9,921 (13.3) | 170.6 | 8,616 (13.2) | 141.1 | 8,606 (13.0) | 133.0 | 102,14 (13.3) | 147.7 |
| 65– | 21,251 (35.2) | 372.8 | 28,029 (37.4) | 468.7 | 26,149 (40.1) | 418.3 | 27,800 (42.0) | 426.3 | 33,584 (43.8) | 495.7 |
| Living environment | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan cities | 31,322 (52.0) | 134.9 | 37,899 (50.6) | 162.4 | 318,53 (48.9) | 136.5 | 313,90 (47.4) | 134.4 | 35,673 (46.5) | 152.9 |
| Other cities | 14,360 (23.8) | 61.8 | 18,456 (24.7) | 78.2 | 16,359 (25.1) | 68.5 | 16,704 (25.2) | 68.9 | 20,250 (26.4) | 82.8 |
| Rural areas | 14,605 (24.2) | 343.0 | 18,509 (24.7) | 461.4 | 16,940 (26.0) | 433.8 | 18,093 (27.3) | 482.2 | 20,721 (27.0) | 551.3 |
| Type of medical coverage | ||||||||||
| Health insurance | 47,650 (79.0) | 96.8 | 62,265 (83.2) | 125.4 | 54,241 (83.3) | 108.5 | 56,033 (84.7) | 111.4 | 64,996 (84.8) | 128.7 |
| Medical aid | 12,637 (21.0) | 785.2 | 12,599 (16.8) | 836.0 | 10,911 (16.7) | 747.9 | 10,154 (15.3) | 704.8 | 11,648 (15.2) | 754.3 |