Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Korea
Korea: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 0.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Korea, 2006–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Korea recorded 0.1% for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Korea peaked at 0.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Korea ranks 116th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3% | — |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More population data for Korea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3601 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.4% (2100)
- Population density 223.86 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 599,530 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.0908 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Korea?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Korea was 0.1% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Korea rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Korea ranks 116th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.