Health in South Korea

[3] A new measure of expected human capital calculated for 195 countries from 1920 to 2016 and defined for each birth cohort as the expected years lived from age 20 to 64 years and adjusted for educational attainment, learning or education quality, and functional health status was published by The Lancet in September 2018.

[10] In addition, South Korea has a rather similar level of incidence when it comes to liver cancer patients.

In a study in 2014, out of the 16,178 cases of people with liver cancer, 12.058 were men and 4,120 were women, this brings the male to female ratio to 2.9:1.

[10] As for women who had liver cancer, they generally diagnosed the illness at a much higher age range when compared to male counterparts.

Depression is a common variable observed amongst long-term survivors as they are considered higher-risk for dealing with such health condition which can result in suicide if not taken seriously.

[18] Starting on January 1, 2015, the Ministry of Health banned smoking in cafés, restaurants, and bars.

[22] Age-standardized death rate of liver cirrhosis for male in South Korea is 20.6% of which 70.5% is attributed to alcohol.

[24] According to the Environmental Performance Index 2016, South Korea ranked 173rd out of 180 countries in terms of air quality.

More than 50 percent of the populations in South Korea exposed to dangerous levels of fine dust.

[28] In 2001 central government expenditures on health care accounted for about 6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

[29] South Korea is experiencing a growing elderly population, which leads to an increase in chronic degenerative diseases.