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Health

South Korea · Out-of-pocket health spending

Share of current health expenditure paid directly by households, outside health insurance and public coverage.
33.7%
2024
+2.0 ptsvs 2023
min 29.3 2022max 45.2 2003
%
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Source: World Bank, WHO Global Health Expenditure Database (via the WDI)· Data 2024
Share of current health spendingUpd. 10/2026Y-axis truncated

4th highest of 19 countries · 31.8 % · World Bank 2023 — Rank on the harmonised series (World Bank), the same for every country: its value may differ from the national figure shown above.

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