Health in South Korea 1,018 indicators covering health for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mortality rates age 25 by sex 0.0126 2023 down 51.6% 234th Mortality rates age 65 by sex 1.06 2023 down 35.5% 210th Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality 0.0683 2023 down 7.5% 233rd Annual deaths by age 684 2023 down 58.6% 117th Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2023 unchanged 106th Immunization, measles second dose 96.0% 2024 unchanged 25th Number of maternal deaths 8.96 2023 down 71.1% 122nd Maternal mortality ratio who gho 3.79 2023 down 47.0% 179th Number of maternal deaths 8.96 2023 down 71.1% 121st Maternal mortality ratio 3.79 2023 down 47.0% 178th 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 Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese 5.2 2014 down 20.0% 70th Death rates disaster gdp 0.12 2025 up 47.9% 56th Number of youth deaths 1,049 2024 down 48.4% 117th Adolescent mortality rate 0.4827 2024 up 1.0% 173rd Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds 0.8776 2024 down 6.8% 173rd Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 0.395 2024 down 14.8% 172nd Number of deaths among adolescents 220 2024 down 13.0% 99th Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 370 2024 down 19.9% 101st Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 150 2024 down 28.2% 102nd 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 Terrorism deaths 0 2021 — 58th Share of deaths from terrorism 0 2021 — 58th Deaths from terrorism by target 0 2021 — 2nd Deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks 0 2021 — 58th Suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 2021 — 79th Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar 0 2021 — 21st Terrorism deaths rate 0 2021 — 58th Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 0 2021 — 21st External health expenditure channeled through government 0.0% 2023 — 129th Death rate from diabetes who mdb 11.56 2022 down 37.5% 83rd Suicide rate who mdb 19.02 2022 down 15.7% 4th Suicide rate male female who mdb 26.19 2022 down 18.6% 6th Suicide rates among young people who mdb 11.11 2022 up 34.9% 11th Suicide rates among young women who mdb 10.18 2022 up 33.3% 7th Suicide rates among young men who mdb 11.97 2022 up 36.6% 15th Suicide rates by age who mdb 11.11 2022 up 34.9% 11th Mortality from ncds sdgs 6.9 2021 down 33.0% 185th Mortality from ncds gender 9.6 2021 down 33.3% 180th Healthy life expectancy at birth 72.45 2021 up 2.9% 3rd Death rates from mental and substance disorders by age who 0 2021 — 1st Death rate from cardiomyopathy myocarditis endocarditis who ghe age st 1.46 2021 down 28.4% 185th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 4.3% 2021 down 30.6% 185th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 9.6% 2021 down 33.3% 180th ← Previous Page 7 of 17 Next →