In 2023, the South Korean government's public health insurance program National Health Insurance Service carried around **** percent of all medical expenditure that year. The rest of the medical costs are taken on by private health insurers.
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Statistics Korea. (October 17, 2024). Share of total medical expenditure paid by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326303/south-korea-share-of-medical-costs-paid-by-national-health-insurance/
Statistics Korea. "Share of total medical expenditure paid by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) in South Korea from 2013 to 2023." Chart. October 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326303/south-korea-share-of-medical-costs-paid-by-national-health-insurance/
Statistics Korea. (2024). Share of total medical expenditure paid by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) in South Korea from 2013 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326303/south-korea-share-of-medical-costs-paid-by-national-health-insurance/
Statistics Korea. "Share of Total Medical Expenditure Paid by The National Health Insurance Service (Nhis) in South Korea from 2013 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326303/south-korea-share-of-medical-costs-paid-by-national-health-insurance/
Statistics Korea, Share of total medical expenditure paid by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326303/south-korea-share-of-medical-costs-paid-by-national-health-insurance/ (last visited June 30, 2025)
Share of total medical expenditure paid by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 [Graph], Statistics Korea, October 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326303/south-korea-share-of-medical-costs-paid-by-national-health-insurance/
