Health in Korea, Republic of 1,021 indicators covering health for Korea, Republic of. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 unchanged 123rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.7% 2020 up 22.6% 6th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 3.78 2020 up 79.1% 73rd Number healthy diet unaffordable 2.20 million 2024 down 58.5% 69th Import of environmentally sound technologies 35.76 billion 2020 up 6.9% 7th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 5.43 2020 up 87.2% 97th Export of environmentally sound technologies 47.25 billion 2020 down 16.8% 5th Pcv3 number unvaccinated 7,631 2023 down 41.8% 96th Reported number of human rabies deaths 0 2016 — 62nd Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 100.0% 2021 up 0.2% 1st Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 5 2024 up 150.0% 20th Crude death rate hmd 6.87 2023 up 30.9% 36th Births and deaths 6.87 2023 up 30.9% 36th Period versus cohort life expectancy 83.57 2023 up 2.5% 6th Annual death rate by age group 2.4 2023 down 18.1% 31st Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female 0.2% 2020 down 33.3% 85th Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male 0.2% 2020 down 71.4% 85th Number reported cases of cholera 1 2019 unchanged 85th Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 78th Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 80th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 5.7% 2020 up 5.6% 29th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 6.6% 2020 down 36.5% 30th HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 77.0% 2025 up 51.0% 44th Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female 0.2% 2020 down 50.0% 83rd Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male 0.5% 2020 down 61.5% 82nd Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 0.9% 2020 up 12.5% 83rd Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 0.8% 2020 down 57.9% 83rd Life expectancy at birth oecd 83.6 2021 up 3.7% 3rd How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 10 2022 up 900.0% 66th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 42,589 2011 up 14.3% 23rd Number of reported cholera deaths 0 2019 — 37th Physiotherapists 48,978 2023 up 80.7% 7th Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine 65 2024 up 38.3% 37th Generalist medical practitioners 36,779 2023 up 23.6% 17th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 80th Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 97.9 2017 up 32.3% 14th New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 15,622 2012 up 19.6% 21st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 73rd Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 80th Average death rate due to natural disasters 2.09 2020 up 2,732.4% 49th Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 5 2022 unchanged 50th Total number of notified TB cases 43,088 2014 up 4.1% 23rd The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 9,284 2021 — 22nd Specialist medical practitioners 101,026 2023 up 27.6% 12th New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 3,316 2012 down 8.8% 5th Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 80.0% 2011 up 1.3% 97th How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 1 2022 unchanged 112th Insufficiently active 94.18 2016 up 1.0% 1st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 67th The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 82.06 2021 — 91st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 67th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 65th Medical doctors 25.6% 2023 up 18.5% 80th Number of presumed malaria cases 0 2024 — 40th Number of indigenous malaria cases 640 2024 up 2.1% 70th Number of confirmed malaria cases 713 2024 up 3.0% 76th Total number of malaria cases 713 2024 up 3.0% 76th Retreatment cases: treatment after default 699 2012 up 17,375.0% 14th Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 0 2024 — 75th Number of suspected malaria cases 713 2024 up 5.9% 97th ← Previous Page 16 of 18 Next →