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K-Drama fans all over the world are looking forward to the "Hospital Playlist" spin-off K-Drama "Resident Playbook". However, the drama is already embroiled in a controversy in South Korea, with K-Netizens rallying for it to be canceled. Keep reading to find out why!
South Korea is currently the most rapidly aging society in the world. This means, the proportion of senior citizens in the country (aged 65 and above) is on a constant rise, so much so that it is estimated that by 2025, South Korea will become a ‘superaged society’.
A superaged society is one where over 20% of the total population is aged 65 and above.
Among other factors, South Korea's birth rate hitting a record low is significantly leading to the rapid aging of the South Korean population.
As the aged population of the country rises, they naturally need more medical attention and hence, more doctors.
At the same time, the medical care system in the rural areas of South Korea is also collapsing, which has led to the Health Ministry raising the healthcare disaster warning level to “serious".
However, the problem is that for every 1,000 patients, there are only 2.6 doctors, which is a strikingly low ratio.
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