costs of treating these patients skyrocketed by more than 70% over the last five years.
In 2018, there were over 700,000 South Koreans with various forms of dementia. This number has increased in recent years, and accordingly the cost of treating patients has also risen. According to government figures, the number of people with various forms of dementia and the Number of people with dementia in South Korea from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
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Korea Herald. (October 6, 2019). Number of people with dementia in South Korea from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057838/south-korea-number-of-people-with-dementia/
Korea Herald. "Number of people with dementia in South Korea from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057838/south-korea-number-of-people-with-dementia/
Korea Herald. (2019). Number of people with dementia in South Korea from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057838/south-korea-number-of-people-with-dementia/
Korea Herald. "Number of People with Dementia in South Korea from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057838/south-korea-number-of-people-with-dementia/
Korea Herald, Number of people with dementia in South Korea from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057838/south-korea-number-of-people-with-dementia/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Number of people with dementia in South Korea from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Korea Herald, October 6, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057838/south-korea-number-of-people-with-dementia/