Health in Korea, Republic of 1,021 indicators covering health for Korea, Republic of. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 97.0% 2025 — 29th International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 100 2025 — 1st Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 0.4% 2020 down 50.0% 95th Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0.425 2024 down 89.4% 99th Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 — 69th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 22 2024 down 88.9% 73rd New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 — 69th Ipv1 number unvaccinated 5,087 2023 down 41.8% 106th Contraceptive prevalence, any method 84.2% 2021 up 9.2% 3rd Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Liver cancer death rate 9.74 2022 down 39.8% 6th Number of female leprosy new cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 102nd Estimated number of malaria deaths 0 2024 — 66th Estimated number of malaria cases 640 2024 up 14.9% 70th National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 2 2022 unchanged 140th Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 67.6% 2021 — 15th Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 50,000 2014 down 9.1% 33rd Estimated malaria incidence 0.1768 2024 up 12.3% 72nd Estimated malaria mortality rate 0 2024 — 66th Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 86th Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 down 100.0% 86th Public health expenditure share gdp 4.95 2025 up 37.4% 41st Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases 8.86 2017 down 19.4% 22nd Pancreatic cancer death rate 6.73 2022 down 1.2% 42nd Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 1.81 2022 down 5.5% 83rd Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 5.65 2022 up 51.5% 104th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 73.8% 2022 up 19.1% 48th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 9.1% 2022 unchanged 130th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 — 106th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 64.8% 2022 up 22.4% 7th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 37th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 56th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 4,500 2022 up 53.4% 11th Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 0.1% 2020 unchanged 80th Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 111th Physical activity policies focused on active systems 33 2023 up 230.0% 1st Midwifery personnel 61 2023 down 94.4% 119th Number of deaths from malaria who 0 2024 — 66th Death rate from malaria 0 2024 — 66th Incidence of malaria 0.18 2024 up 12.5% 71st Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 97 2024 unchanged 10th Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 97 2024 unchanged 10th Death rate from poisonings 0.2 2021 down 50.0% 136th Share of deaths registered 95.65 2019 — 80th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 0.9% 2020 down 30.8% 97th Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 1.05 2022 up 20.7% 166th Health expenditure and financing per capita 4,253 2025 up 58.5% 24th Road deaths over the long term 2,735 2022 down 49.3% 16th Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 7 2025 down 82.5% 12th Malaria cases reported 640 2024 up 14.9% 70th Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 0.01 2022 down 75.0% 113th Mean systolic blood pressure 117 2009 down 2.6% 177th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.2 2009 down 5.5% 127th Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 — 35th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 6.2% 2020 down 22.5% 36th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 4,500 2020 up 80.0% 11th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.7% 2020 up 19.4% 42nd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2020 — 109th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 — 33rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 — 41st ← Previous Page 15 of 18 Next →