In 2018, around 245.5 thousand medical tourists visited hospitals and clinics in Seoul. The capital city saw the highest amount of foreign patients, followed by the province of Gyeonggi and the nearby city of Incheon. Overall, there were around 379 thousand medical tourists in South Korea that year.
Number of foreign patients traveling to South Korea for medical treatment in 2018, by province (in 1,000s)*
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KHIDI, & MOHW (South Korea). (April 17, 2019). Number of foreign patients traveling to South Korea for medical treatment in 2018, by province (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101347/south-korea-medical-tourists-number-by-province/
KHIDI, und MOHW (South Korea). "Number of foreign patients traveling to South Korea for medical treatment in 2018, by province (in 1,000s)*." Chart. April 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101347/south-korea-medical-tourists-number-by-province/
KHIDI, MOHW (South Korea). (2019). Number of foreign patients traveling to South Korea for medical treatment in 2018, by province (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101347/south-korea-medical-tourists-number-by-province/
KHIDI, and MOHW (South Korea). "Number of Foreign Patients Traveling to South Korea for Medical Treatment in 2018, by Province (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101347/south-korea-medical-tourists-number-by-province/
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