Table 2.
Crude and age-standardized cancer incidence rates by sex in Korea, 2020
| Site/Type | Crude incidence rate per 100,000 | Age-standardized incidence rate per 100,000a) | ||||
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| Both sexes | Men | Women | Both sexes | Men | Women | |
| All sites | 482.9 | 510.1 | 455.8 | 262.2 | 279.1 | 257.3 |
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| Lip, oral cavity, and pharynx | 7.9 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 2.6 |
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| Esophagus | 5.4 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
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| Stomach | 51.9 | 69.8 | 34.2 | 25.7 | 36.9 | 15.9 |
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| Colon and rectum | 54.3 | 64.4 | 44.3 | 27.1 | 34.8 | 20.2 |
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| Liver | 29.5 | 43.5 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 23.2 | 6.7 |
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| Gallbladderb) | 14.5 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 4.9 |
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| Pancreas | 16.4 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 6.7 |
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| Larynx | 2.3 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
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| Lung | 56.4 | 76.8 | 36.1 | 25.8 | 38.5 | 15.9 |
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| Breast | 48.5 | 0.5 | 96.4 | 30.1 | 0.2 | 59.9 |
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| Cervix uteri | 5.8 | - | 11.6 | 3.7 | - | 7.3 |
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| Corpus uteri | 6.8 | - | 13.6 | 4.2 | - | 8.4 |
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| Ovary | 5.7 | - | 11.4 | 3.5 | - | 7.0 |
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| Prostate | 32.7 | 65.7 | - | 14.7 | 32.5 | - |
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| Testis | 0.7 | 1.4 | - | 0.7 | 1.4 | - |
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| Kidney | 11.6 | 16.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 3.9 |
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| Bladder | 9.3 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 1.4 |
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| Brain and CNS | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
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| Thyroid | 56.8 | 29.1 | 84.4 | 41.3 | 20.9 | 62.4 |
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| Hodgkin lymphoma | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
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| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 11.0 | 12.7 | 9.3 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 5.2 |
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| Multiple myeloma | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
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| Leukemia | 7.0 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.8 |
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| Other and ill-defined | 40.4 | 40.7 | 40.0 | 21.4 | 23.7 | 19.4 |
CNS, central nervous system.
a)
Age-adjusted using the Segi’s world standard population,
b)
Includes the gallbladder and other/unspecified parts of the biliary tract.