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People in Korea went to the doctor 14.6 times on average in 2013.According to OECD data reported by the health ministry on Tuesday, the figure is the highest in the OECD and more than double the average of 6.7.People in Japan had the second highest number of doctor visits at 12.9, followed by Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany.The lowest numbers were recorded in Finland, Mexico and Sweden.Koreans also had longer hospital stays than people in most other OECD nations.The length of a typical hospital stay for someone in Korea is 16.5 days, 9.2 days more than the OECD average.Turkey reported the shortest stays at 3.9 days.The data also revealed some contrasts between Korea and other nations in terms of facilities and equipment.The number of hospital beds per capita has decreased slightly over the past decade in most OECD countries.In Korea, the figure has risen steadily, and in 2013 the country had the second-highest number of hospital beds, following Japan, with 11 beds per thousand people.Korean hospitals also have an abundance of high-tech medical equipment.There are around 25 MRI scanners and 38 units of CTs available per million people -- the fourth- and sixth-highest numbers in the OECD.Sohn Jung-in, Arirang News.