With birth rate of 0.78, South Korean pediatricians look for new jobs

SEOUL, South Korea: Due to its having the world's lowest birth rate, South Korea is suffering from a shortage of pediatricians.

According to public administration think tank the Seoul Institute, the number of pediatric clinics and hospitals in the capital fell by 12.5 percent to just 456 over the five years to 2022.

In 2022, South Korea's birth rate fell to 0.78. The failure of the insurance system to ada