Health in South Korea 1,018 indicators covering health for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 183 2021 down 47.0% 105th Adolescent mortality rate 0.4006 2021 down 27.7% 182nd Prevalence of current tobacco use 18.6% 2024 down 21.2% 85th Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 5.6% 2024 down 11.1% 88th Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 31.5% 2024 down 23.2% 70th BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 97.0% 2025 unchanged 52nd Physicians per 1000 people 2.61 2022 up 24.3% 74th Physicians 2.61 per 1,000 people 2022 up 24.3% 74th Global vaccination coverage 97 2024 down 2.0% 27th Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 100.0% 2024 up 1.0% 1st Number of incident tuberculosis cases 18,000 2024 down 58.1% 51st Incidence of tuberculosis 35 2024 down 58.8% 112th Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 1,500 2024 down 46.4% 55th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 2.9 2024 down 46.3% 96th Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 22 2024 down 46.3% 103rd Tuberculosis case fatality rate 9 2024 up 28.6% 112th Life satisfaction vs child mortality 6.04 2025 up 3.5% 66th Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 35 2024 down 58.8% 114th Tuberculosis deaths region 1,500 2024 down 46.4% 59th Tuberculosis death rate 3 2024 down 45.5% 108th Tuberculosis deaths who 1,500 2024 down 46.4% 59th Life expectancy prados de la escosura 83.61 2020 up 3.5% 4th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 16,798 2024 down 58.2% 45th Tuberculosis treatment coverage 94 2024 unchanged 29th Mean BMI (kg/m²) 23.8 2016 up 1.7% 144th Rubella - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 91st Treatment success rate: new TB cases 79 2023 down 3.7% 120th Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 26th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 5,081 current international $ 2024 up 118.8% 27th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 1,714 current international $ 2024 up 96.6% 4th Domestic general government health expenditure 4.9% 2024 up 44.2% 54th Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 2,205 current international $ 2024 up 108.9% 7th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 1,776 current US$ 2024 up 69.3% 33rd Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare 33.74 2024 down 10.2% 73rd Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 79 2023 down 3.7% 125th Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country 56.61 2024 up 3.8% 96th Private health expenditure per person 2,205 2024 up 108.9% 7th Public healthcare spending share gdp 4.91 2024 up 44.2% 54th Health spending per person by source 2,876 2024 up 127.1% 31st Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases 0 2018 — 8th Rubella vaccination coverage 97 2024 down 2.0% 32nd Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 0.3884 2020 down 32.8% 179th Cost healthy diet 6.68 2024 up 41.2% 5th Terrorism deaths by region 0 2021 — 58th Medical doctors 137,805 2023 up 26.5% 19th Mean systolic blood pressure 111.2 2015 down 4.0% 189th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 100 2023 unchanged 1st UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 100 2023 unchanged 1st UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 84 2023 up 1.2% 29th UHC Service Coverage Index 88 2023 up 3.5% 6th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 72 2023 up 12.5% 23rd Stillbirth rate 1.69 2023 down 18.1% 197th Number of stillbirths 400 2023 down 55.4% 119th Hepb3 number unvaccinated 7,631 2023 up 66.7% 104th Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 94.0% 2025 — 20th Tb related deaths hiv 30 2023 down 28.6% 99th Smoking bans in public places 2 2022 unchanged 143rd Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 8.6% 2023 up 41.1% 51st External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 0.0% 2023 — 148th Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 58.6% 2023 up 7.2% 90th ← Previous Page 9 of 17 Next →