Republic of Korea
Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.
Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States
| Population estimates | 1992 | 2002 |
| Total population (000) | 47430 | |
| Annual growth rate (%) | 0.8 | |
| Dependency ratio (per 100) | 43 | 39 |
| % of population aged 60+ years | 8.2 | 11.8 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | Males | Females |
| 2002 | 71.8 | 79.4 |
| uncertainty | 71.3 - 72.3 | 79.2 - 79.6 |
| Both sexes 2002 | 75.5 | |
| Probability of dying (per 1000) | Males | Females |
| Under age 5 years 2002 | 8 | 7 |
| uncertainty | 7 - 9 | 7 - 8 |
| Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 | 166 | 61 |
| uncertainty | 156 - 176 | 59 - 63 |
Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002
| 2002 | Males | Females | |
| Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) | Total population at birth | 67.8 | |
| At birth | 64.8 | 70.8 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 64.1 - 65.6 | 70.1 - 71.6 | |
| At age 60 | 13.2 | 17.1 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 13.0 - 13.5 | 16.8 - 17.3 | |
| Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) | 6.9 | 8.6 | |
| Percentage of total life expectancy lost | 9.7 | 10.8 | |
Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP | 5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 41 | 46.2 | 43.1 | 44.4 | 44.4 |
| Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 59 | 53.8 | 56.9 | 55.6 | 55.6 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure | 9 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 9.5 |
| External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health | 71.9 | 74.5 | 75.2 | 77.3 | 77.2 |
| Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health | 78.2 | 77.4 | 75.7 | 74.2 | 74.3 |
| Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health | 11.3 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 17.2 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made. 0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.
Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 520 | 352 | 484 | 577 | 532 |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 657 | 628 | 762 | 893 | 948 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 213 | 163 | 209 | 256 | 236 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 270 | 290 | 329 | 396 | 421 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)
| Children under five years of age underweight for age | % | n/a | |
| Under-five mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 7 | |
| Infant mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 5 | |
| One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) | % | 97 | |
| Maternal mortality ratio | Per 100 000 live births | 20 | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel | % | 100 | |
| HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds | % | <0.1 | |
| Malaria mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 0 | |
| Tuberculosis prevalence | Per 100 000 | 140 | |
| Tuberculosis mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 10 | |
| Tuberculosis cases | Detected under DOTS (2001) | % | … |
| Cured under DOTS | % | … | |
| Population using solid fuels | % | <5 | |
| Population with sustainable access to an improved water source | Urban | % | 97 |
| Rural | % | 71 | |
| Population with access to improved sanitation | Urban | % | 76 |
| Rural | % | 4 | |
b Estimates from the 1990s. ...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO n/a Data not available