In 2021, around 1,338 people in South Korea diagnosed with heat-related illnesses were reported to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). This represents an increase from the previous year. Summer 2018 saw a major heatwave across Northeast Asia, leading to an abnormally high amount of patients suffering from heat-related diseases.
Number of patients suffering from heat related diseases in South Korea from 2011 to 2021
KCDC (Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is running the heat-related illnesses (HRI) surveillance system to monitor heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramp, heat syncope, and heat edema from the heat wave through a nationwide network of hospitals since 2011.
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (August 29, 2021). Number of patients suffering from heat related diseases in South Korea from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/887328/south-korea-patients-with-heat-related-illnesses/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Number of patients suffering from heat related diseases in South Korea from 2011 to 2021." Chart. August 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/887328/south-korea-patients-with-heat-related-illnesses/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (2021). Number of patients suffering from heat related diseases in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/887328/south-korea-patients-with-heat-related-illnesses/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Number of Patients Suffering from Heat Related Diseases in South Korea from 2011 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/887328/south-korea-patients-with-heat-related-illnesses/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Number of patients suffering from heat related diseases in South Korea from 2011 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/887328/south-korea-patients-with-heat-related-illnesses/ (last visited January 27, 2022)
