In 2022, around 1,242.8 defined daily doses (DDD) of pharmaceutical drugs were taken in South Korea per 1,000 people per day. This represents an almost 26 percent increased compared to 2019. Drugs for the alimentary tract and metabolism had the highest DDD per 1,000 people per day that year.
Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in South Korea from 2019 to 2022
(in DDD per 1,000 people per day)
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Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in South Korea from 2019 to 2022
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MOHW (South Korea). (March 28, 2024). Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in South Korea from 2019 to 2022 (in DDD per 1,000 people per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446103/south-korea-pharmaceuticals-use/
MOHW (South Korea). "Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in South Korea from 2019 to 2022 (in DDD per 1,000 people per day)." Chart. March 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446103/south-korea-pharmaceuticals-use/
MOHW (South Korea). (2024). Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in South Korea from 2019 to 2022 (in DDD per 1,000 people per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446103/south-korea-pharmaceuticals-use/
MOHW (South Korea). "Consumption of Pharmaceutical Drugs in South Korea from 2019 to 2022 (in Ddd per 1,000 People per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446103/south-korea-pharmaceuticals-use/
MOHW (South Korea), Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in South Korea from 2019 to 2022 (in DDD per 1,000 people per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446103/south-korea-pharmaceuticals-use/ (last visited February 18, 2025)
Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in South Korea from 2019 to 2022 (in DDD per 1,000 people per day) [Graph], MOHW (South Korea), March 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446103/south-korea-pharmaceuticals-use/
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