Between June 2022 and May 2023, there were a total of 5,997 cases of substance poisoning in South Korea. Around half of them were caused by therapeutic drugs. Other substance types were far less frequent, with the second-most common one being gas at around 14 percent of cases.
Distribution of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by type of substance
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (August 23, 2023). Distribution of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by type of substance [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419097/south-korea-poisoning-cases-by-substance/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Distribution of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by type of substance." Chart. August 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419097/south-korea-poisoning-cases-by-substance/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (2023). Distribution of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by type of substance. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419097/south-korea-poisoning-cases-by-substance/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Distribution of Poisoning Cases Caused by Substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by Type of Substance." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419097/south-korea-poisoning-cases-by-substance/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Distribution of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by type of substance Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419097/south-korea-poisoning-cases-by-substance/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea from June 2022 to May 2023, by type of substance [Graph], Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, August 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419097/south-korea-poisoning-cases-by-substance/