An international collaborative study between the University of Tokyo and the University of Erasmus in the Netherlands found that the mortality rates of managerial and professional men were high in Japan and South Korea, according to a survey of mortality rates by occupational class in Japan, South Korea, and eight European countries. It became clear in.
The survey was conducted by a research group consisting of Professor Renki Kobayashi of the Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Associate Professor Hideshi Lee, and Professor Johann McKenbach of the Medical Center of Erasmus University.We compared the mortality rates by occupational class from 1990 to 2015 in both Japan and South Korea and Finland, Denmark, Wales, France, Switzerland, Italy, Estonia and Lithuania.
According to the report, in Europe, the mortality rate of unskilled workers was the highest in all countries, and the mortality rate of senior skilled workers in managerial and professional positions was the lowest.In contrast, in Japan and South Korea, the mortality rate of skilled workers was the second highest after agricultural workers in 2015.
Looking at the changes in the mortality rate, there was no change in the tendency in Europe to continue with senior skilled workers, lower skilled workers, and unskilled workers in ascending order of mortality rate.However, in Japan in the late 1990s and in South Korea in the late 2000s, the mortality rate of senior skilled workers, which had been the lowest until then, soared, reversing the mortality rate of other classes.
In both Japan and South Korea, the mortality rate of senior skilled workers increased during the time of the economic crisis, and the increase in cancer and suicide was remarkable.The research group will further analyze the causes of death of senior skilled workers in both Japan and South Korea, and aim to correct the health inequalities with Europe.