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South Korea has a population of 51 million people. Life expectancy in South Korea is quite high at 82 years of age. South Korea has one of the lowest obesity rates in the world at 3% of the population. South Korea achieved universal social health insurance coverage in 1989. South Korea is ranked first by the OECD for healthcare access.
Age groups
- 0-14: 13.21%
- 15-24: 12.66%
- 25-54: 45.52%
- 55-64: 14.49%
- 65 years and over: 14.12%
Hospitals
- 200 – Public
- 3,100 – Private
Health spending averages per person USD
- $2,279
Total spend on healthcare local currency
- 125.2 Trillion KRW
No. of healthcare workers
- 450,000