Korea Rep.

The health care system in South Korea is highly rated, consisting of compulsory insurance and large proportion of care delivered by the private sector. Tariffs on pharmaceutical imports have risen since 2002 from zero to 7%.

Life expectancy at birth: 
79
Immunisation coverage among 1 year olds (%)
Measles: 
92
DTP3: 
91
HepB3: 
91
Most recent tariff data
Year: 
2007
Weighted Average: 
7.04
Simple Average: 
7.00
Vaccines Year: 
2002
Vaccines: 
0.00
Old tariff data
Year: 
2002
Weighted Average: 
0.00
Simple Average: 
0.00
Taxes on Medicines
VAT (%): 
10.00