Health in Korea, Republic of 1,021 indicators covering health for Korea, Republic of. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Retreatment cases: other 5,029 2012 up 310.5% 6th Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 102 2012 down 67.6% 50th Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers 8.18 2021 down 43.2% 18th Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 705 2024 up 1.9% 70th Large household expenditures health 2.87 2018 up 52.7% 14th Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc 11.96 2018 up 7.7% 22nd Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 705 2024 up 4.8% 92nd Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 18,200 2015 up 38.9% 31st Preterm birth rate 8.36 2020 up 33.4% 37th Preterm birth 24,605 2020 down 13.4% 43rd Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 99.8% 2018 up 2.5% 3rd Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 2016 — 51st Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 1.03 million 2024 up 48.7% 43rd Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 9.8 2014 up 653.8% 40th Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 8 2024 down 98.2% 78th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 1.2 2014 up 140.0% 70th Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 8 2024 down 91.5% 83rd How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 2 2022 up 100.0% 41st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 23rd Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 100.0% 2016 up 1.5% 1st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 23rd Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 23rd Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases 61 2022 up 48.8% 50th Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 96.4% 2016 up 94.3% 37th Hpv vaccination coverage in 15 year olds 83 2024 up 31.7% 20th Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 17.49 2009 up 6.0% 94th New cases: other 0 2012 — 33rd Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses 713 2024 up 263.8% 65th Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases 632 2024 up 0.8% 29th Number of imported malaria cases 54 2024 down 31.6% 28th Persistence to last grade of primary 99.5% 2016 up 0.4% 10th Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant 38.9% 2023 up 10.2% 26th Antimicrobial resistance or decreased susceptibiity (DS/R) to 0 2020 — 43rd Antimicrobial resistance or decreased susceptibiity (DS/R) to 0 2020 down 100.0% 48th Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant 45.2% 2023 down 15.2% 15th Influenza vaccination rate elderly oecd 80.7 2020 up 4.7% 1st Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or 6,638,000.0% 2008 up 21.5% 7th Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or 1,965,000.0% 2008 up 44.4% 4th Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by o 1,000 2008 — 16th Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by o 20,000 2008 up 25.0% 14th Imports in 1000s hectolitres 347 2007 up 567.3% 19th Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of 2.2% 2018 down 29.4% 13th Number of isolates tested for ceftriaxone 115 2018 up 40.2% 25th Proportion of isolates with decreased susceptibility or resistance 0 2018 down 100.0% 13th Proportion of isolates with resistance to azithromycin reported to 0.8696 2018 — 38th Number of isolates tested for azithromycin 115 2018 up 29.2% 24th Proportion of isolates with resistance to ciprofloxacin reported to 94.78 2018 up 3.2% 9th Number of isolates tested for ciprofloxacin 115 2018 up 88.5% 28th Proportion of isolates with decreased susceptibility or resistance 0 2018 down 100.0% 25th Number of isolates tested for extended-spectrum cephalosporins 115 2018 up 40.2% 29th Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at 84.5% 2015 down 7.2% 10th Exports of beer (barley) in 1000s hectolitres 689 2009 up 161.0% 5th Availability of estimates on large health expenditures as a share of 1 2008 unchanged 1st Availability of estimates on impoverishment due to out-of-pocket 1 2008 unchanged 1st Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death 99.3% 2012 up 0.9% 32nd Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities 14.2% 2010 up 19.3% 15th Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities 14.2% 2010 up 19.3% 15th Exports of spirits in 1000s hectolitres 908 2007 up 35.7% 1st Exports of wine (grape) in 1000s hectolitres 247 2007 down 37.8% 11th Donor commitments 119.84 2010 — 13th ← Previous Page 17 of 18 Next →