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. 2020 Dec;50(12):4504-4511.
doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04444-0.

Prevalence and Incidence of Developmental Disorders in Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

Sung Sil Rah  1 , Soon-Beom Hong  2 , Ju Young Yoon  3
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Prevalence and Incidence of Developmental Disorders in Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

Sung Sil Rah et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Dec.

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Abstract

Prevalence of developmental disorders (DDs) has been increasing worldwide. This study identifies a trend in their prevalence and incidence, using nationwide population-based data to analyze the characteristics of children with DDs in Korea. The prevalence of DDs steadily increased by more than four times (from 0.6 to 2.5) from 2003 to 2017. Boys had higher incidence than girls throughout the period, during which the gap increased from 19.1 to 31.4%. The incidence also increased by the size of city and medical insurance quartile. The ratio of autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay and language disorders among the total incident cases of DDs increased by 13.7%, 817.6%, and 30.7%, respectively, indicating their contribution to the trend of increasing prevalence.

Keywords: Children; Developmental disorders; Nationwide population-based data; Prevalence.

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