From 62 years in 1971, life expectancy in South Korea has climbed over the years to reach its current figure of 83.21. In another nine years, the country is expected to top the chart, moving up the ranking from 10th, by clocking 84.07 years for men and an enviable 90.82 for women.
Access to quality healthcare, along with a host of other socio-economic factors, has played a huge role in this steady ascend. Supported by cutting-edge medical technology, skilled and experienced practitioners, as well as state-of-the-art IT-based infrastructure, South Korea’s health industry provides world-class care and services at a reasonable cost.
As more and more foreigners started visiting South Korea for their healthcare needs, the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) set up Medical Korea in 2009 to cater to the growing number of medical tourists. Since then, about 2.76 million foreign patients from 198 nations have visited the country until 2019, drawn by its outstanding medical technology, cutting-edge treatments, highly qualified practitioners and cost efficiency.
In 2020, Medical Korea was rebranded to reflect its increasing popularity as the place where people from around the world came to in order to get back to their normal life.