Table 2 Distribution of healthcare utilization by group in South Korea from 2015 to 2019
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of cases (cases) | 2490788 | 2791067 | 3112271 | 3490425 | 3830445 |
Per capita | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
Type | |||||
Inpatients | 662936 | 752111 | 840540 | 911148 | 920566 |
Outpatients | 1827852 | 2038956 | 2271731 | 2579277 | 2909879 |
Sex (per capita) | |||||
Male | 661873 (5.5) | 736686 (5.6) | 814492 (5.7) | 917878 (5.8) | 1011142 (5.8) |
Female | 1828915 (6.1) | 2054381 (6.3) | 2297779 (6.4) | 2572547 (6.5) | 2819303 (6.5) |
Age (per capita) | |||||
< 65 years | 81079 (4.4) | 85415 (4.5) | 85401 (4.6) | 88916 (4.8) | 88033 (4.9) |
65–74 years | 393114 (5.3) | 399192 (5.3) | 380898 (5.4) | 396348 (5.4) | 411722 (5.5) |
≥ 75 years | 2016595 (6.2) | 2306460 (6.3) | 2645972 (6.4) | 3005161 (6.5) | 3330690 (6.5) |
Total days of hospital visits (days) | 19612625 | 22205946 | 24639589 | 26593352 | 27020487 |
Per capita | 47.0 | 48.4 | 49.3 | 48.0 | 44.6 |
Type | |||||
Inpatients | 17785360 | 20167712 | 22368701 | 24015575 | 24112718 |
Outpatients | 1827265 | 2038234 | 2270888 | 2577777 | 2907769 |
Sex (per capita) | |||||
Male | 4414554 (37.0) | 4938893 (37.7) | 5420597 (38.1) | 5831583 (36.7) | 5967763 (34.3) |
Female | 15198071 (51.1) | 17267053 (52.7) | 19218992 (53.7) | 20761769 (52.5) | 21052724 (48.7) |
Age (per capita) | |||||
< 65 years | 452527 (24.8) | 468860 (24.7) | 486479 (26.4) | 498604 (27.0) | 472535 (26.1) |
65–74 years | 1895744 (25.4) | 1922681 (25.7) | 1833349 (26.0) | 1855294 (25.3) | 1820096 (24.1) |
≥ 75 years | 17264354 (53.3) | 19814405 (54.3) | 22319761 (54.3) | 24239454 (52.4) | 24727856 (48.2) |