Mental health in South Korea - statistics & facts

Number of people globally with mental health disorders as of 2017

Number of people globally that suffered from select mental health or substance use disorders as of 2017 (in millions)

Leading health problems worldwide 2023

Percentage of adults worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2023

Share of mentally disabled people among all disabled people South Korea 2012-2022

Share of people with mental disabilities among all persons registered as living with disabilities in South Korea from 2012 to 2022

Total number of registered mentally disabled persons in South Korea 2012-2022

Total number of persons registered as mentally disabled in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 (in 1,000s)

Labor participation rate of people with mental disabilities in South Korea 2019-2022

National rate of labor participation of people with mental disabilities in South Korea from 2019 to 2022

Unemployment rate of people with mental disabilities in South Korea 2019-2022

National unemployment rate of people with mental disabilities in South Korea from 2019 to 2022

National mental health care budget in South Korea 2017-2021

Budget for mental health care in South Korea from 2017 to 2021 (in billion South Korean won)

Amount of mental health care facilities in South Korea 2022, by type

Total number of mental health care facilities in South Korea in 2022, by type

Amount of mental health care facilities in South Korea 2022, by province

Total number of mental health care facilities in South Korea in 2022, by province

Density of hospital beds in psychiatric care in South Korea 2000-2019

Hospital bed density in psychiatric care in South Korea from 2000 to 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants)

Distribution of doctors in South Korea 2021, by medical special

Distribution of medical doctors in South Korea as of January 2021, by medical specialty

Number of field nurses South Korea 2022, by medical specialty

Number of licensed field nurses in South Korea in 2022, by medical specialty

Mental health care services use rate in South Korea 2001-2021

Usage rate of mental health care services in South Korea in selected years from 2001 to 2021

Amount of patients treated per 100.000 population in South Korea 2021, by disorder

Total number of mental health patients treated in South Korea in 2021, by disorder (per 100.000 population)

Readmittance rate of severely mentally ill patients in South Korea 2021, by time

Re-hospitalization rate of severely mentally ill patients in South Korea in 2021, by time frame

Number of calls to suicide helpline South Korea 2019-2020

Monthly number of calls to the national suicide prevention hotline in South Korea from 2019 to 2020

Share of people actively working on mental wellbeing South Korea 2022

Share of people who are actively working on their mental wellbeing in South Korea as of May 2022

Methods used by people to improve mental wellbeing South Korea 2022

Practices undertaken by people improving their mental wellbeing in the last 12 months in South Korea as of May 2022

Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in South Korea 2021, by age and gender

Lifetime prevalence of mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by age and gender

One-year prevalence of mental disorders in South Korea 2001-2021

One-year prevalence of mental health disorders in South Korea in selected years from 2001 to 2021

Lifetime prevalence of various anxiety disorders in South Korea 2021

Lifetime prevalence of different anxiety-related disorders in South Korea as of August 2021

One-year prevalence of anxiety in South Korea 2021, by age group and gender

One-year prevalence of anxiety disorders in South Korea as of August 2021, by age group and gender

One-year prevalence of depression in South Korea 2021, by age group and gender

One-year prevalence of depressive disorders in South Korea as of August 2021, by age group and gender

One-year prevalence of alcohol abuse in South Korea 2021, by age group and gender

One-year prevalence of alcohol abuse in South Korea as of August 2021, by age group and gender

One-year prevalence of alcoholism in South Korea 2021, by age group and gender

One-year prevalence of alcohol dependence in South Korea as of August 2021, by age group and gender

One-year prevalence of nicotine dependence in South Korea 2001-2021

One-year prevalence of nicotine dependence disorder in South Korea in selected years from 2001 to 2021

Smartphone overdependence South Korea 2014-2022

Share of smartphone users with smartphone overdependence in South Korea from 2014 to 2022

Smartphone overdependence risk South Korea 2022, by age group

Share of smartphone users with smartphone overdependence in South Korea in 2022, by age group

Share of teenagers with a high smartphone overdependence risk South Korea 2012-2022

Share of young people with a high risk of smartphone overdependence in South Korea from 2012 to 2022

Suicide prevention budget South Korea 2015-2020

Annual budget for suicide prevention in South Korea from 2015 to 2020 (in billion South Korean won)

Suicide deaths South Korea 2010-2022

Number of suicide deaths in South Korea from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)

Suicide rate South Korea 2000-2022

Number of deaths by suicide in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)

Suicide rate South Korea 2010-2022, by age

Number of suicide deaths in South Korea in selected years from 2010 to 2022, by age group (per 100,000 population)

Reasons for suicide South Korea 2021

Main reasons for committing suicide in South Korea in 2021

Share of suicide attempts involving mental disorders South Korea 2021, by disorder

Share of people who have attempted suicide with mental health problems in South Korea as of August 2021, by disorder