Health in Republic of Korea 17 indicators covering health for Republic of Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Neonatal mortality rate 1.17 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 29.9% 205th Infant mortality rate 2.33 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 20.5% 196th Under-five mortality rate, by sex 2.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 22.7% 196th Tuberculosis incidence 35 per 100,000 people 2024 down 58.8% 123rd Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 88 index 2023 up 3.5% 7th Maternal mortality ratio 3.79 per 100,000 live births 2023 down 47.0% 194th Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99.8% 2024 down 0.2% 33rd Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0.1768 per 1,000 people 2024 up 12.3% 75th Adolescent birth rate 0.0089 per 1,000 people 2022 — 167th Health worker density, by type of occupation 5.49 per 10,000 people 2023 up 22.3% 60th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 5 2024 down 97.1% 169th Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 1.5% 2010 up 145.5% 128th Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 18.6% 2024 down 21.2% 93rd Suicide mortality rate, by sex 27.5 per 100,000 people 2021 down 21.2% 2nd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.2 per 100,000 people 2021 down 50.0% 145th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 6.9 % 2021 down 36.7% 196th