Hospitals in Korea
Korea: Hospitals was 81.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024. β² Rising
Hospitals in Korea, 2000β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Korea recorded 81.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants for hospitals in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospitals in Korea peaked at 82.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 23.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 54.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 70 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 56.69 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 77.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.18 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 79.21 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 82.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More health data for Korea
- Infant health: low birthweight 7.8 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Life expectancy 83.7 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy β Life expectancy difference 5.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy β Life expectancy difference -5.8 Years (2024)
- Maternal and infant mortality β Perinatal mortality 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births (2024)
- Healthcare coverage β Health insurance coverage 51,751 Persons (2024)
- Causes of mortality 352,511 Deaths (2023)
- Communicable diseases β Communicable disease incidence 140 Cases (2024)
- Hospital beds by function of healthcare 12.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2025)
- Hospital beds by sector 12.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospitals in Korea?
- Hospitals in Korea was 81.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospitals recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 82.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2022.
- What is the lowest hospitals recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2001.
- How does Korea rank for hospitals?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hospitals rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hospitals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of hospitals by sector: Publicly owned hospitals Not-for-profit privately owned hospitals For-profit privately owned hospitals General hospitals Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.