According to a survey conducted in 2021, around 92 percent of foreign residents living in South Korea stated that they were insured under the government's public health insurance program National Health Insurance. This represents a major increase of 17.7 percent points compared to 2019. There had previously been little growth between 2017 and 2019.
Share of foreign residents insured under the National Health Insurance in South Korea as of June 2021
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Statistics Korea. (December 21, 2021). Share of foreign residents insured under the National Health Insurance in South Korea as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326735/south-korea-share-of-foreign-national-health-insurance-customers/
Statistics Korea. "Share of foreign residents insured under the National Health Insurance in South Korea as of June 2021." Chart. December 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326735/south-korea-share-of-foreign-national-health-insurance-customers/
Statistics Korea. (2021). Share of foreign residents insured under the National Health Insurance in South Korea as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326735/south-korea-share-of-foreign-national-health-insurance-customers/
Statistics Korea. "Share of Foreign Residents Insured under The National Health Insurance in South Korea as of June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326735/south-korea-share-of-foreign-national-health-insurance-customers/
Statistics Korea, Share of foreign residents insured under the National Health Insurance in South Korea as of June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326735/south-korea-share-of-foreign-national-health-insurance-customers/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Share of foreign residents insured under the National Health Insurance in South Korea as of June 2021 [Graph], Statistics Korea, December 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326735/south-korea-share-of-foreign-national-health-insurance-customers/