In 2021, lung cancer in people aged 65 years and older in South Korea had a crude incidence rate of 259.7 cases per 100,000 population. This made it the most common type of cancer in that age group, followed by colorectal and stomach cancer. The overall cancer crude incidence rate for this age group stood at 1,569.1 cases that year.
Leading types of cancer among people aged 65 years and older in South Korea in 2021, based on crude incidence rate
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National Cancer Center. (December 29, 2023). Leading types of cancer among people aged 65 years and older in South Korea in 2021, based on crude incidence rate (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440836/south-korea-main-cancers-in-seniors/
National Cancer Center. "Leading types of cancer among people aged 65 years and older in South Korea in 2021, based on crude incidence rate (per 100,000 population)." Chart. December 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440836/south-korea-main-cancers-in-seniors/
National Cancer Center. (2023). Leading types of cancer among people aged 65 years and older in South Korea in 2021, based on crude incidence rate (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440836/south-korea-main-cancers-in-seniors/
National Cancer Center. "Leading Types of Cancer among People Aged 65 Years and Older in South Korea in 2021, Based on Crude Incidence Rate (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440836/south-korea-main-cancers-in-seniors/
National Cancer Center, Leading types of cancer among people aged 65 years and older in South Korea in 2021, based on crude incidence rate (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440836/south-korea-main-cancers-in-seniors/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Leading types of cancer among people aged 65 years and older in South Korea in 2021, based on crude incidence rate (per 100,000 population) [Graph], National Cancer Center, December 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440836/south-korea-main-cancers-in-seniors/