The trend of sudden infant death syndrome in Taiwan from 1984 to 1993.
We collected 1984 to 1993's health statistics to calculate the incidence and trend of SIDS in Taiwan. Deaths of SIDS were listed in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code 798.0. All infants under 1 year of age died of SIDS were included in our study. We found Taiwan was a low incidence area of SIDS. The incidences of SIDS from 1984 to 1993 were increased from 0.25 to 0.56 per 1000 live births. We also found the SIDS had inclining trend from 1984 to 1993. Whether the reason of inclining trend of SIDS in Taiwan is due to westernization of living style needs further exploration.
Lee
C L
CL
Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Municipal Min Sheng Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chung
T L
TL
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors