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Which country is healthier?
Japan vs South Korea
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Health Spending

USD / person / yr
Japan
MEDICAL BILL
TOTAL $3,638
per person / yr
South Korea
MEDICAL BILL
TOTAL $3,137
per person / yr
spends 1.16Γ— more on health than

Doctors

per 1,000 people
Japan
1 doctor : 377 people
South Korea
1 doctor : 383 people
1 grey figure = 25 people
has 1.02Γ— more doctors per person than

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people
South Korea
12.8 beds / 1,000 people
Japan
12.6 beds / 1,000 people
1 bed = 1 hospital bed per 1,000 people
has 1.02Γ— more hospital beds than

Obesity

% of adults
South Korea
8.4% of adults are obese
Japan
5.9% of adults are obese
has 1.42Γ— higher obesity than

Diabetes

% of ages 20-79
South Korea
9.6% 1 cube = 1% with diabetes
Japan
8.1% 1 cube = 1% with diabetes
has 1.19Γ— more diabetes than
The verdict
health spending Japan
doctors Japan
hospital beds South Korea
obesity Japan
diabetes Japan
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Japan vs South Korea β€” Health

Every figure here comes from the same public datasets behind the full comparison β€” World Bank, IMF, UN and national statistics offices.

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