According to a survey conducted among poisoning victims in South Korea in 2023, around 51 percent of them reported the cause as having been therapeutic drugs. Other substance types saw far fewer cases, with the second-most common one being gas at around 14 percent of cases.
Distribution of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea in 2023, by type of substance
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (March 17, 2024). Distribution of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea in 2023, by type of substance [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419097/south-korea-poisoning-cases-by-substance/
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (2024). Distribution of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea in 2023, by type of substance. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419097/south-korea-poisoning-cases-by-substance/
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Distribution of poisoning cases caused by substances in South Korea in 2023, by type of substance [Graph], Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, March 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419097/south-korea-poisoning-cases-by-substance/
