In 2022, around 18.3 percent of licensed medical doctors in South Korea were registered as being specialized in internal medicine. Other common specialties included family medicine at 8.4 percent and pediatrics at 7.1 percent. Six specializations fell under one percent each, with tuberculosis being the lowest at only 0.15 percent.
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MOHW (South Korea). (December 20, 2023). Distribution of medical doctors in South Korea as of January 2022, by medical specialty [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313703/south-korea-doctor-distribution-by-specialty/
MOHW (South Korea). "Distribution of medical doctors in South Korea as of January 2022, by medical specialty." Chart. December 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313703/south-korea-doctor-distribution-by-specialty/
MOHW (South Korea). (2023). Distribution of medical doctors in South Korea as of January 2022, by medical specialty. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313703/south-korea-doctor-distribution-by-specialty/
MOHW (South Korea). "Distribution of Medical Doctors in South Korea as of January 2022, by Medical Specialty." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313703/south-korea-doctor-distribution-by-specialty/
MOHW (South Korea), Distribution of medical doctors in South Korea as of January 2022, by medical specialty Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313703/south-korea-doctor-distribution-by-specialty/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Distribution of medical doctors in South Korea as of January 2022, by medical specialty [Graph], MOHW (South Korea), December 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313703/south-korea-doctor-distribution-by-specialty/