Japan vs Korea: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 16.12 million Discharges against 8.72 million Discharges in Korea, a difference of 7.39 million Discharges.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.8 times Korea's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st of 34 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.91 million Discharges | 3.56 million Discharges | 9.35 million Discharges | Japan |
| 2000s | 13.38 million Discharges | 5.13 million Discharges | 8.25 million Discharges | Japan |
| 2010s | 15.63 million Discharges | 8.02 million Discharges | 7.61 million Discharges | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.83 million Discharges | 8.43 million Discharges | 7.40 million Discharges | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital discharges by diagnostic categories, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 16.12 million Discharges against 8.72 million Discharges in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hospital discharges by diagnostic categories between Japan and Korea?
- 7.39 million Discharges, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for hospital discharges by diagnostic categories?
- Japan ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A hospital discharge is the formal release of a patient from a hospital. The list of diagnostic categories is based on the International Shortlist for Hospital Morbidity Tabulation (ISHMT). Click here to see the complete shortlist with ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.