According to data available from the Ministry of Public Health, tens of thousands of citizens have taken balneotherapy as of August this year.

New spa villages took their shapes across the country in the last 10-odd years. Among them are those in Samchon County of South Hwanghae Province, Tongsin County of Jagang Province, Unsan County of North Phyongan Province, Phangyo County of Kangwon Province and Myongchon County of North Hamgyong Province.

As a result, the housing capacity for bathers has doubled the last century's.

Thanks to the universal free medical care system, people are taking free medical care at health resorts and sanatoria in the DPRK.