Table 3 Health care system in social security of Korea and Japan
From: Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Korea and Japan: A Comparative Description
Korea | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
Expenditures on health by type of funding (%) | ||
GG/SS/POP/PI | 11/46/37/6 | 9/73/15/2 |
Share of hospital inpatient expenditures for MSD (%) | 9 | 6 |
Health care system | ||
Out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures as a share of total household consumption (%) | 4.6 | 2.2 |
Sickness leave | No | 66.7% of average daily basic wage up to 18 months |
Share of WMSD in workers’ compensation (%) | ||
WMSD/total compensated diseases | 71.5 | 66.6 |
WMSD/total compensated injury and diseases | 5.8 | 4.3 |