Korea's total population showing 14 hospital visits on average last year

The annual report in 2002, which was released by the National Health Insurance Corporation, showed that of 46.5 million people eligible for medical health insurance coverage, 40.6 million people (88 percent, excluding oriental hospitals and clinics) including 3.52 million inpatients made their visits to medical institutions in 2002.

The medical utilization per capita in 2002 accounted for 13...