Health in South Korea 306 indicators covering health for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of stunting, height for age 1.8% 2024 unchanged 153rd Hospital beds 12.81 per 1,000 people 2022 up 23.4% 2nd Tuberculosis death rate 2.9 per 100,000 people 2024 down 46.3% 101st Incidence of tuberculosis 35 per 100,000 people 2024 down 58.8% 113th People using at least basic drinking water services 100.0% 2024 up 0.7% 1st People using safely managed drinking water services 99.3% 2024 up 0.9% 28th People using at least basic sanitation services 99.7% 2024 down 0.2% 30th Tuberculosis case detection rate 94.0% 2024 unchanged 35th People practicing open defecation 0.0% 2024 — 129th Current health expenditure 8.7% 2024 up 38.9% 50th Current health expenditure per capita 3,137 current US$ 2024 up 63.1% 29th Out-of-pocket expenditure 33.7% 2024 down 10.2% 73rd Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 1,058 current US$ 2024 up 46.6% 10th Domestic general government health expenditure 56.6% 2024 up 3.8% 96th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 2,876 current international $ 2024 up 127.1% 31st Domestic private health expenditure 43.4% 2024 down 4.5% 75th Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 5,081 current international $ 2024 up 118.8% 27th Domestic private health expenditure per capita 1,361 current US$ 2024 up 55.7% 12th People using safely managed sanitation services 99.3% 2024 up 4.3% 8th Immunization, Hib3 97.0% 2024 unchanged 29th Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 183rd Reported cases of measles 49 Cases 2024 down 88.9% 91st Child mortality by income level of country 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 183rd Number of infant deaths 556 2024 down 55.9% 118th Number of under-five deaths 679 2024 down 56.8% 117th Number of neonatal deaths 281 2024 down 60.5% 122nd Child mortality vs. health spending 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 183rd Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles 97.0% 2024 down 2.0% 33rd Adolescent fertility rate 0.532 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 70.4% 213th Sex ratio at birth 1.06 male births per female births 2024 up 0.6% 61st Domestic general government health expenditure 15.5% 2024 up 32.0% 40th External health expenditure 0.0% 2023 — 150th External health expenditure per capita 0 current US$ 2023 — 150th External health expenditure per capita, PPP 0 current international $ 2023 — 150th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 15.7% 2023 up 16.3% 167th Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 15.7% 2023 up 17.2% 166th Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 15.9% 2023 down 21.3% 176th Stillbirth rate 1.7 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 19.0% 193rd Life expectancy vs. health spending 84.33 years 2023 up 3.0% 5th Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2023 unchanged 106th Immunization, measles second dose 96.0% 2024 unchanged 25th Tuberculosis treatment success rate 79.0% 2023 down 3.7% 124th Prevalence of hypertension, female 21.2% 2019 down 12.0% 188th Prevalence of hypertension, male 32.0% 2019 down 0.9% 155th Prevalence of hypertension 26.7% 2019 down 5.7% 184th Treatment for hypertension, female 77.5% 2019 up 11.4% 1st Treatment for hypertension, male 67.2% 2019 up 27.3% 3rd Treatment for hypertension 71.1% 2019 up 18.3% 3rd Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 771 2024 down 24.7% 90th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 63 2024 down 26.7% 105th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 87 2024 down 29.3% 103rd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 92 2024 down 8.0% 100th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 128 2024 down 16.3% 97th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 308 2024 down 13.7% 87th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 463 2024 down 30.6% 92nd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 216 2024 down 16.0% 84th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 335 2024 down 34.8% 92nd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 416 2024 up 13.4% 73rd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 637 2024 down 21.6% 84th External health expenditure channeled through government 0.0% 2023 — 129th ← Previous Page 4 of 6 Next →