In 2020, South Koreans spent approximately 3.5 thousand U.S. dollars per capita on health. Health spending is defined by the OECD as the cost of health care goods and services. In the preceding year, Koreans spent an average of 3.4 thousand dollars. While per capita spending has been steadily increasing, it is still below the 2019 OECD average of over four thousand dollars.
Annual expenditure on health per capita in South Korea from 2010 to 2020
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
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OECD. (December 16, 2021). Annual expenditure on health per capita in South Korea from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/976179/south-korea-spending-on-health-per-capita/
OECD. "Annual expenditure on health per capita in South Korea from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976179/south-korea-spending-on-health-per-capita/
OECD. (2021). Annual expenditure on health per capita in South Korea from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976179/south-korea-spending-on-health-per-capita/
OECD. "Annual Expenditure on Health per Capita in South Korea from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976179/south-korea-spending-on-health-per-capita/
OECD, Annual expenditure on health per capita in South Korea from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976179/south-korea-spending-on-health-per-capita/ (last visited August 14, 2022)
