Health in South Korea

306 indicators covering health for South Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 263,987 2025 down 30.9% 50th
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 245,405 2025 down 24.9% 49th
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 249,080 2025 down 33.6% 53rd
Immunization, measles 97.0% 2024 down 2.0% 31st
Immunization, DPT 97.0% 2024 down 2.0% 29th
Mortality rate, neonatal 1.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 29.4% 186th
Mortality rate, under-5, male 3.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 20.5% 177th
Mortality rate, under-5, female 2.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 24.2% 179th
Mortality rate, under-5 2.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 22.2% 177th
Immunization, Pol3 97.0% 2024 down 2.0% 29th
Immunization, BCG 97.0% 2024 down 2.0% 51st
Survival to age 65, male 90.6% 2024 up 4.3% 17th
Survival to age 65, female 96.2% 2024 up 1.3% 2nd
Fertility rate, total 0.748 births per woman 2024 down 37.9% 214th
Life expectancy at birth, male 80.8 years 2024 up 2.8% 26th
Life expectancy at birth, total 83.63 years 2024 up 2.3% 14th
Life expectancy at birth, female 86.6 years 2024 up 1.9% 6th
Mortality rate, infant, male 2.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 21.9% 179th
Mortality rate, infant 2.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 20.7% 179th
Mortality rate, infant, female 2.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 22.2% 178th
Death rate, crude 7 per 1,000 people 2024 up 32.1% 120th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.004 under-five deaths per woman 2024 down 8.8% 192nd
Birth rate, crude 4.7 per 1,000 people 2024 down 45.3% 214th
Mortality rate, adult, male 53.42 per 1,000 male adults 2024 down 28.5% 204th
Mortality rate, adult, female 20.5 per 1,000 female adults 2024 down 22.8% 213th
Life expectancy 84.33 years 2023 up 3.0% 5th
Maternal mortality ratio 4 2023 down 42.9% 173rd
Number of maternal deaths 9 2023 down 71.0% 119th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 216.6% 4th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.0% 2023 down 68.4% 191st
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 0.3 per 1,000 2024 down 25.0% 169th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 0.4 per 1,000 2024 down 20.0% 168th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 0.4 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 166th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 0.5 per 1,000 2024 down 16.7% 166th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 1.4 per 1,000 2024 up 16.7% 166th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 2 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 178th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 1 per 1,000 2024 up 25.0% 158th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 1.7 per 1,000 2024 up 6.2% 170th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 2.1 per 1,000 2024 down 4.5% 182nd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 1.4 per 1,000 2024 down 6.7% 180th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 1.5 per 1,000 2024 up 36.4% 142nd
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 9.8% 2024 down 4.6% 166th
Prevalence of overweight 35.9% 2022 up 15.4% 153rd
Prevalence of overweight, male 46.0% 2022 up 24.6% 125th
Prevalence of overweight, female 24.9% 2022 up 0.5% 187th
Immunization, HepB3 97.0% 2024 down 2.0% 26th
Life expectancy at age 15 93.22 years 2100 up 1.3% 5th
Population ages 35-39, male 1.73 million 2025 down 13.8% 30th
Population ages 10-14, female 4.3% 2025 down 9.1% 208th
Population ages 10-14, male 4.5% 2025 down 11.0% 209th
Population ages 20-24, female 5.0% 2025 down 22.2% 186th
Population ages 70-74, female 5.1% 2025 up 33.9% 43rd
Population ages 55-59, male 8.3% 2025 up 10.3% 6th
Population ages 60-64, female 8.1% 2025 up 46.9% 5th
Population ages 60-64, male 8.0% 2025 up 52.1% 6th
Population ages 65-69, female 7.3% 2025 up 70.4% 6th
Population ages 65-69, male 6.9% 2025 up 75.5% 6th
Population ages 80 and above, male 3.3% 2025 up 100.8% 42nd
Population ages 75-79, female 3.8% 2025 up 20.7% 51st
Population ages 80 and above, female 6.4% 2025 up 69.7% 29th