Health in South Korea

726 indicators covering health for South Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
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
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
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
Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 183rd
Infant mortality rate 0.2328 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 20.5% 183rd
Number of child deaths by region 679 2024 down 56.8% 117th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 183rd
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 182nd
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 183rd
Child mortality rate 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 183rd
Neonatal mortality rate 0.1166 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 29.9% 192nd
Child mortality by sex 0.3051 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 21.8% 181st
Child mortality rate by sex 0.2527 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 23.7% 183rd
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio 97.0% 2024 down 2.0% 30th
Number of neonatal deaths by region 281 2024 down 60.5% 122nd
Child mortality rate 0.28 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.2% 182nd
Child mortality rate 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 183rd
Infant mortality rate by sex 0.2095 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 21.9% 184th
Infant mortality by sex 0.2549 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 19.4% 183rd
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths 281 deaths 2024 down 60.5% 122nd
Number of child deaths by age 123 deaths 2024 down 60.2% 112th
Number of infant deaths 556 deaths 2024 down 55.9% 118th
Child mortality rate vs. mean male height 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 183rd
Youth mortality rate 0.3671 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 19.4% 182nd
Child mortality 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 186th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita 0.28 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.2% 182nd
Number of neonatal deaths 281 deaths 2024 down 60.5% 122nd
Number of child deaths 679 deaths 2024 down 56.8% 117th
Child mortality rate 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 183rd
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 97.0% 2024 down 2.0% 33rd
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
Deaths in armed conflicts 0 deaths 2025 34th
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 34th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 34th
Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 34th
Death rate in armed conflicts 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 34th
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending 88 2023 up 3.5% 6th
Coverage of essential health services 88 2023 up 3.5% 6th
The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Service Coverage Index 88 2023 up 3.5% 6th
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
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 84.33 years 2023 up 3.0% 5th
Life expectancy vs. health spending 84.33 years 2023 up 3.0% 5th
Birth rate vs. death rate 4.57 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 47.3% 235th
Child mortality rate 0.3% 2023 down 26.3% 221st
Food supply vs. life expectancy 84.33 years 2023 up 3.0% 5th
Life expectancy of women vs. men 87.16 years 2023 up 2.3% 4th