2020년 한국 보건의료의 상대적 위치와 추이: 경제협력개발기구 국가와 비교

Abstract

This study examined the trend of healthcare status and compared the status of South Korea and other member of the Organizationfor Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) using the OECD health statistics 2022. We used the OECD health statistics from2022 and a position value for relative comparison (PARC) index to compare the five elements of the healthcare system. The studyalso used a Mann-Kendall test to analyze the trend of the PARC values from 2000 to the present year. The findings of the studyindicate that many South Korea’s PARC values were higher than the OECD median. But practicing physician in supply part and medicalcost were lower than OECD median but the trend significantly increased. Medical accessibility part and quality of care part exceptprimary care, and mental health had a high relative position but the trend did not increased significantly. After outbreak ofcoronavirus disease 2019, there were changes in medical accessibility. Health screening and vaccinations showed an overall declinein 2020 compared to 2019. These results suggest that policymakers need to take necessary steps for a sustainable healthcare systemin the country.