1The Korea Central Cancer Registry, Division of Cancer Registration and Surveillance, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
2National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
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Sites |
Estimated new cases |
Estimated deaths |
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Both genders | Male | Female | Both genders | Male | Female | |
All sites | 234,727 | 118,304 | 116,423 | 73,313 | 45,356 | 27,957 |
Lip, oral cavity, and pharynx | 2,801 | 2,102 | 699 | 1,024 | 754 | 270 |
Esophagus | 2,262 | 2,075 | 187 | 1,223 | 1,139 | 84 |
Stomach | 32,455 | 22,054 | 10,401 | 8,685 | 5,630 | 3,055 |
Colon and rectum | 32,215 | 19,669 | 12,546 | 8,195 | 4,648 | 3,547 |
Liver | 16,910 | 12,585 | 4,325 | 10,973 | 8,186 | 2,787 |
Gallbladdera) | 5,481 | 2,697 | 2,784 | 3,884 | 1,879 | 2,005 |
Pancreas | 5,396 | 2,911 | 2,485 | 4,663 | 2,445 | 2,218 |
Larynx | 1,077 | 1,036 | 41 | 226 | 210 | 16 |
Lung | 22,737 | 15,991 | 6,746 | 16,168 | 11,819 | 4,349 |
Breast | 16,436 | 63 | 16,373 | 2,146 | 16 | 2,130 |
Cervix uteri | 3,292 | - | 3,292 | 819 | - | 19 |
Corpus uteri | 2,085 | - | 2,085 | 259 | - | 259 |
Ovary | 2,124 | - | 2,124 | 987 | - | 987 |
Prostate | 11,016 | 11,016 | - | 1,540 | 1,540 | - |
Testis | 215 | 215 | - | 18 | 18 | - |
Kidney | 4,310 | 2,949 | 1,361 | 846 | 558 | 288 |
Bladder | 3,969 | 3,185 | 784 | 1,026 | 737 | 289 |
Brain and CNS | 1,837 | 975 | 862 | 1,061 | 575 | 486 |
Thyroid | 46,021 | 7,158 | 38,863 | 360 | 100 | 260 |
Hodgkin lymphoma | 253 | 160 | 93 | 41 | 26 | 15 |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 4,506 | 2,502 | 2,004 | 1,493 | 865 | 628 |
Multiple myeloma | 1,236 | 648 | 588 | 841 | 424 | 417 |
Leukemia | 2,885 | 1,609 | 1,276 | 1,676 | 964 | 712 |
Other and ill defined | 13,208 | 6,704 | 6,504 | 5,159 | 2,823 | 2,336 |
Crude incidence rates/100,000 |
Age-standardized incidence rates/100,000a) |
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Both genders | Male | Female | Both genders | Male | Female | |
All sites | 462.7 | 465.6 | 459.7 | 312.5 | 345.1 | 300.9 |
Lip, oral cavity, and pharynx | 5.5 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 1.9 |
Esophagus | 4.5 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
Stomach | 64.0 | 86.8 | 41.1 | 42.1 | 63.2 | 24.7 |
Colon and rectum | 63.5 | 77.4 | 49.5 | 41.9 | 56.7 | 29.5 |
Liver | 33.3 | 49.5 | 17.1 | 22.0 | 35.6 | 10.0 |
Gallbladderb) | 10.8 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 5.7 |
Pancreas | 10.6 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 5.3 |
Larynx | 2.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
Lung | 44.8 | 62.9 | 26.6 | 28.2 | 46.6 | 14.7 |
Breast | 32.4 | 0.2 | 64.6 | 22.2 | 0.2 | 44.1 |
Cervix uteri | 6.5 | - | 13.0 | 4.4 | - | 8.5 |
Corpus uteri | 4.1 | - | 8.2 | 2.8 | - | 5.5 |
Ovary | 4.2 | - | 8.4 | 3.0 | - | 5.8 |
Prostate | 21.7 | 43.4 | - | 14.1 | 32.5 | - |
Testis | 0.4 | 0.8 | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | - |
Kidney | 8.5 | 11.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 3.5 |
Bladder | 7.8 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 9.2 | 1.6 |
Brain and CNS | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
Thyroid | 90.7 | 28.2 | 153.4 | 64.5 | 20.1 | 109.4 |
Hodgkin lymphoma | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 8.9 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 5.4 |
Multiple myeloma | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
Leukemia | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 4.4 |
Other and ill defined | 26.0 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 18.1 | 20.7 | 15.9 |
Sites |
Crude incidence rates/100,000 |
Age-standardized incidence rates/100,000a) |
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Both genders | Male | Female | Both genders | Male | Female | |
All sites | 144.5 | 178.5 | 110.4 | 89.7 | 132.8 | 59.0 |
Lip, oral cavity, and pharynx | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
Esophagus | 2.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
Stomach | 17.1 | 22.2 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 16.4 | 6.1 |
Colon and rectum | 16.2 | 18.3 | 14.0 | 9.8 | 13.7 | 7.1 |
Liver | 21.6 | 32.2 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 23.5 | 6.0 |
Gallbladderb) | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
Pancreas | 9.2 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 4.5 |
Larynx | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Lung | 31.9 | 46.5 | 17.2 | 19.3 | 34.4 | 8.7 |
Breast | 4.2 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 5.4 |
Cervix uteri | 1.6 | - | 3.2 | 1.0 | - | 1.8 |
Corpus uteri | 0.5 | - | 1.0 | 0.3 | - | 0.6 |
Ovary | 1.9 | - | 3.9 | 1.2 | - | 2.3 |
Prostate | 3.0 | 6.1 | - | 1.7 | 4.7 | - |
Testis | 0.0 | 0.1 | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | - |
Kidney | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
Bladder | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
Brain and CNS | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Thyroid | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Hodgkin lymphoma | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 |
Multiple myeloma | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Leukemia | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
Other and ill defined | 10.2 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 5.0 |
Sites | Estimated new cases |
Estimated deaths |
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Both genders | Male | Female | Both genders | Male | Female | |
All sites | 234,727 | 118,304 | 116,423 | 73,313 | 45,356 | 27,957 |
Lip, oral cavity, and pharynx | 2,801 | 2,102 | 699 | 1,024 | 754 | 270 |
Esophagus | 2,262 | 2,075 | 187 | 1,223 | 1,139 | 84 |
Stomach | 32,455 | 22,054 | 10,401 | 8,685 | 5,630 | 3,055 |
Colon and rectum | 32,215 | 19,669 | 12,546 | 8,195 | 4,648 | 3,547 |
Liver | 16,910 | 12,585 | 4,325 | 10,973 | 8,186 | 2,787 |
Gallbladder |
5,481 | 2,697 | 2,784 | 3,884 | 1,879 | 2,005 |
Pancreas | 5,396 | 2,911 | 2,485 | 4,663 | 2,445 | 2,218 |
Larynx | 1,077 | 1,036 | 41 | 226 | 210 | 16 |
Lung | 22,737 | 15,991 | 6,746 | 16,168 | 11,819 | 4,349 |
Breast | 16,436 | 63 | 16,373 | 2,146 | 16 | 2,130 |
Cervix uteri | 3,292 | - | 3,292 | 819 | - | 19 |
Corpus uteri | 2,085 | - | 2,085 | 259 | - | 259 |
Ovary | 2,124 | - | 2,124 | 987 | - | 987 |
Prostate | 11,016 | 11,016 | - | 1,540 | 1,540 | - |
Testis | 215 | 215 | - | 18 | 18 | - |
Kidney | 4,310 | 2,949 | 1,361 | 846 | 558 | 288 |
Bladder | 3,969 | 3,185 | 784 | 1,026 | 737 | 289 |
Brain and CNS | 1,837 | 975 | 862 | 1,061 | 575 | 486 |
Thyroid | 46,021 | 7,158 | 38,863 | 360 | 100 | 260 |
Hodgkin lymphoma | 253 | 160 | 93 | 41 | 26 | 15 |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 4,506 | 2,502 | 2,004 | 1,493 | 865 | 628 |
Multiple myeloma | 1,236 | 648 | 588 | 841 | 424 | 417 |
Leukemia | 2,885 | 1,609 | 1,276 | 1,676 | 964 | 712 |
Other and ill defined | 13,208 | 6,704 | 6,504 | 5,159 | 2,823 | 2,336 |
Crude incidence rates/100,000 |
Age-standardized incidence rates/100,000 |
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Both genders | Male | Female | Both genders | Male | Female | |
All sites | 462.7 | 465.6 | 459.7 | 312.5 | 345.1 | 300.9 |
Lip, oral cavity, and pharynx | 5.5 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 1.9 |
Esophagus | 4.5 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
Stomach | 64.0 | 86.8 | 41.1 | 42.1 | 63.2 | 24.7 |
Colon and rectum | 63.5 | 77.4 | 49.5 | 41.9 | 56.7 | 29.5 |
Liver | 33.3 | 49.5 | 17.1 | 22.0 | 35.6 | 10.0 |
Gallbladder |
10.8 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 5.7 |
Pancreas | 10.6 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 5.3 |
Larynx | 2.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
Lung | 44.8 | 62.9 | 26.6 | 28.2 | 46.6 | 14.7 |
Breast | 32.4 | 0.2 | 64.6 | 22.2 | 0.2 | 44.1 |
Cervix uteri | 6.5 | - | 13.0 | 4.4 | - | 8.5 |
Corpus uteri | 4.1 | - | 8.2 | 2.8 | - | 5.5 |
Ovary | 4.2 | - | 8.4 | 3.0 | - | 5.8 |
Prostate | 21.7 | 43.4 | - | 14.1 | 32.5 | - |
Testis | 0.4 | 0.8 | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | - |
Kidney | 8.5 | 11.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 3.5 |
Bladder | 7.8 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 9.2 | 1.6 |
Brain and CNS | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
Thyroid | 90.7 | 28.2 | 153.4 | 64.5 | 20.1 | 109.4 |
Hodgkin lymphoma | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 8.9 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 5.4 |
Multiple myeloma | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
Leukemia | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 4.4 |
Other and ill defined | 26.0 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 18.1 | 20.7 | 15.9 |
Rank | Age group (yr) |
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0-14 | 15-34 | 35-64 | ≥65 | |
Male | ||||
1 | Leukemia | Thyroid | Stomach | Lung |
(4.9) | (12.2) | (98.2) | (479.0) | |
2 | Brain and CNS | Leukemia | Colon and rectum | Stomach |
(2.4) | (3.2) | (86.6) | (449.8) | |
3 | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | Liver | Colon and rectum |
(1.8) | (2.9) | (65.9) | (404.0) | |
4 | Kidney | Colon and rectum | Thyroid | Prostate |
(0.5) | (2.8) | (47.9) | (350.5) | |
5 | Testis | Stomach | Lung | Liver |
(0.4) | (2.5) | (41.3) | (207.2) | |
Female | ||||
1 | Leukemia | Thyroid | Thyroid | Colon and rectum |
(4.0) | (68.5) | (272.4) | (198.8) | |
2 | Brain and CNS | Breast | Breast | Stomach |
(2.0) | (11.2) | (119.4) | (154.9) | |
3 | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | Cervix uteri | Colon and rectum | Lung |
(1.0) | (4.9) | (49.9) | (129.8) | |
4 | Ovary | Stomach | Stomach | Thyroid |
(0.7) | (4.3) | (43.1) | (96.5) | |
5 | Kidney | Colon and rectum | Lung | Liver |
(0.5) | (2.7) | (20.6) | (76.7) |
Sites | Crude incidence rates/100,000 |
Age-standardized incidence rates/100,000 |
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Both genders | Male | Female | Both genders | Male | Female | |
All sites | 144.5 | 178.5 | 110.4 | 89.7 | 132.8 | 59.0 |
Lip, oral cavity, and pharynx | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
Esophagus | 2.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
Stomach | 17.1 | 22.2 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 16.4 | 6.1 |
Colon and rectum | 16.2 | 18.3 | 14.0 | 9.8 | 13.7 | 7.1 |
Liver | 21.6 | 32.2 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 23.5 | 6.0 |
Gallbladder |
7.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
Pancreas | 9.2 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 4.5 |
Larynx | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Lung | 31.9 | 46.5 | 17.2 | 19.3 | 34.4 | 8.7 |
Breast | 4.2 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 5.4 |
Cervix uteri | 1.6 | - | 3.2 | 1.0 | - | 1.8 |
Corpus uteri | 0.5 | - | 1.0 | 0.3 | - | 0.6 |
Ovary | 1.9 | - | 3.9 | 1.2 | - | 2.3 |
Prostate | 3.0 | 6.1 | - | 1.7 | 4.7 | - |
Testis | 0.0 | 0.1 | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | - |
Kidney | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
Bladder | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
Brain and CNS | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Thyroid | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Hodgkin lymphoma | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 |
Multiple myeloma | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Leukemia | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
Other and ill defined | 10.2 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 5.0 |
CNS, central nervous system. a)Includes gallbladder and other/unspecified parts of the biliary tract.
CNS, central nervous system. a)Age adjusted to the World Health Organization world standard population, b)Includes gallbladder and other/unspecified parts of biliary tract.
CNS, central nervous system.
CNS, central nervous system. a)Age adjusted to the World Health Organization world standard population, b)Includes gallbladder and other/unspecified parts of biliary tract.