Table 3.
Estimated cancer incidence by age group and sex during 2023 in Korea
| Rank | Age group (yr) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–14 | 15–34 | 35–64 | ≥ 65 | |
| Men | ||||
| 1 | Leukemia (4.8) | Thyroid (27.0) | Colon and rectum (60.8) | Prostate (445.8) |
| 2 | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (3.3) | Colon and rectum (4.7) | Stomach (56.6) | Lunga) (413.5) |
| 3 | Brain and CNS (2.3) | Leukemia (4.1) | Thyroid (51.9) | Stomach (230.7) |
| 4 | Kidney (0.3) | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (3.4) | Lunga) (43.0) | Colon and rectum (212.2) |
| 5 | Lip, oral cavity, and pharynx (0.2) | Testis (3.2) | Prostate (37.7) | Liverb) (143.9) |
| Women | ||||
| 1 | Leukemia (4.2) | Thyroid (77.1) | Breast (183.6) | Lunga) (139.4) |
| 2 | Brain and CNS (1.9) | Breast (13.3) | Thyroid (139.4) | Colon and rectum (137.3) |
| 3 | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (1.8) | Cervix uteri (5.3) | Colon and rectum (32.9) | Breast (117.5) |
| 4 | Thyroid (1.0) | Ovary (3.7) | Lunga) (32.3) | Stomach (93.3) |
| 5 | Ovary (0.8) | Corpus uteri (3.3) | Stomach (28.7) | Pancreas (67.5) |
CNS, central nervous system.
a)
Includes the lung and bronchus,
b)
Includes the liver and intrahepatic bile duct.