Country profile · KOR
Korea, Rep.
In Korea, Rep., 3 of the 7 principal vector species are recorded present, with an estimated 640 malaria cases (WHO, 2024).
3 / 7
vector species recorded
640
est. malaria cases / yr
54
research works (author affiliation)
Yes
both Aedes (within band)
Country facts
Dimension data reconciled to ISO-3166. Population and classifications from the World Bank.
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 51,684,564
- ISO codes
- KOR · KR
Vector presence
GBIF occurrence records for the 7 principal vectors. A count is records, not abundance.
3 of 7 recorded
Aedes aegyptiAedes albopictusAnopheles gambiaeAnopheles funestusAnopheles stephensiCulex pipiensCulex quinquefasciatus
Read this honestly
GBIF is presence-only and effort-biased. A 0 / no record means no occurrence has been digitised for Korea, Rep., not that the species is absent, under-surveyed countries look emptier than they are. Country-level presence is the reliable layer.
Disease burden
WHO Global Health Observatory, latest available reporting year per country.
Malaria
0 deaths · 0.2 per 1,000 at risk
640
WHO 2024
Yellow fever
reported cases
0
reported 2024
Japanese encephalitis
reported cases
21
WHO 2024
Null is not zero
No data means the indicator is not reported or the disease is not endemic, it is never shown as 0. A real reported 0 is kept as 0. WHO GHO carries no global dengue dataset, Aedes-borne risk is proxied by competent-vector presence above, not case counts.
Risk classification
A Mosticare-derived first filter, competent-vector presence within the climatic band.
- Class
- both Aedes (within band)
- Vector richness
- 3 of 7
- Aedes present
- Yes
- Malaria endemic
- Yes
What this is not
The class combines vector presence with a coarse |latitude| ≤ 45 climatic envelope. It is a first filter for transmission plausibility, not a calibrated environmental-suitability model. Do not read it as measured risk.
Interventions in play
Engineered-intervention research targeting the vectors recorded in Korea, Rep.. Global research activity, not trials on this country’s soil.
SIT / IIT 70 · Wolbachia 50 · GM release 42 · Gene drive 35
197
works
Wolbachia 16 · GM release 15 · SIT / IIT 12 · Gene drive 10
53
works
Wolbachia 161 · SIT / IIT 144 · GM release 128 · Gene drive 85
518
works