Registered Hospitals for Foreign Patients
Korea had 2,023 medical institutions registered to attract foreign patients in 2022, adding up its 17 regions, and Seoul accounted for 62.1%.
K-Medical Tourism Institute presents the statistics on registered hospitals for foreign patients in two views, by year and by region. Four explainers cover how to read the figures and what happened in the years when they broke sharply.
Contents
- How many registered hospitals for foreign patients does Korea have?
- Which regions have the most registered hospitals for foreign patients?
- In which years did the number of registered hospitals for foreign patients change most?
- What data is there on registered hospitals for foreign patients?
- Which explainers cover registered hospitals for foreign patients?
How many registered hospitals for foreign patients does Korea have?
2,023 in 2022. The highest figure was 3,115 in 2016. Yearly figures are in Korea Registered Hospitals for Foreign Patients, and what the number does and does not count is explained in How to Read Korea's Foreign Patient Hospital Statistics.
Which regions have the most registered hospitals for foreign patients?
Seoul has the most with 1,257, followed by Busan with 181 and Daegu with 163. Counts and shares for all 17 regions are in Korea Medical Tourism Hospitals by Region, and the way Seoul's share has moved is traced in Six in Ten Registered Hospitals for Foreign Patients Are in Seoul.
In which years did the number of registered hospitals for foreign patients change most?
2017 and 2020. The count fell by 1,451 in 2017 and by 542 in 2020. The background to 2017 is in Why Korea's Registered Hospitals Fell from 3,115 to 1,664 in 2017, and the years around 2020 are covered in What Happened to Korea's Registered Hospitals During COVID-19?.