According to a survey conducted in South Korea in late 2022, around 24 percent of respondents stated that they had traveled to other countries for medical care before. Among medical tourists in South Korea, Japan was the most popular other country to travel to in order to access medical care for the same condition.
Share of medical tourists in South Korea who visited other countries for medical services before as of November 2022
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KHIDI. (May 24, 2023). Share of medical tourists in South Korea who visited other countries for medical services before as of November 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/773968/south-korea-medical-tourists-who-used-medical-services-in-other-countries/
KHIDI. "Share of medical tourists in South Korea who visited other countries for medical services before as of November 2022." Chart. May 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/773968/south-korea-medical-tourists-who-used-medical-services-in-other-countries/
KHIDI. (2023). Share of medical tourists in South Korea who visited other countries for medical services before as of November 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/773968/south-korea-medical-tourists-who-used-medical-services-in-other-countries/
KHIDI. "Share of Medical Tourists in South Korea Who Visited Other Countries for Medical Services before as of November 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/773968/south-korea-medical-tourists-who-used-medical-services-in-other-countries/
KHIDI, Share of medical tourists in South Korea who visited other countries for medical services before as of November 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/773968/south-korea-medical-tourists-who-used-medical-services-in-other-countries/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Share of medical tourists in South Korea who visited other countries for medical services before as of November 2022 [Graph], KHIDI, May 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/773968/south-korea-medical-tourists-who-used-medical-services-in-other-countries/