Table 6.
Trends in the 5-year relative survival rates (%) by sex and year of diagnosis from 1993 to 2020 in Korea
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| 1993–1995 | 1996–2000 | 2001–2005 | 2006–2010 | 2011–2015 | 2016–2020 | Changea) | 1993–1995 | 1996–2000 | 2001–2005 | 2006–2010 | 2011–2015 | 2016–2020 | Changea) | 1993–1995 | 1996–2000 | 2001–2005 | 2006–2010 | 2011–2015 | 2016–2020 | Changea) | |
| All sites | 42.9 | 45.2 | 54.1 | 65.5 | 70.7 | 71.5 | 28.6 | 33.2 | 36.4 | 45.6 | 56.9 | 63.1 | 65.5 | 32.3 | 55.2 | 56.4 | 64.3 | 74.4 | 78.3 | 77.8 | 22.6 |
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| All sites excluding thyroid | 41.2 | 43.4 | 50.9 | 59.1 | 64.3 | 67.3 | 26.1 | 32.7 | 35.9 | 44.7 | 54.6 | 60.4 | 63.4 | 30.7 | 52.6 | 53.5 | 59.1 | 65.0 | 69.4 | 72.2 | 19.6 |
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| Lip, oral cavity, and pharynx | 42.2 | 47.4 | 54.5 | 61.1 | 65.5 | 69.4 | 27.2 | 36.6 | 41.7 | 49.7 | 56.9 | 61.8 | 66.7 | 30.1 | 59.4 | 64.5 | 68.1 | 72.1 | 74.5 | 75.8 | 16.5 |
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| Esophagus | 14.0 | 15.7 | 21.6 | 30.0 | 36.6 | 42.2 | 28.2 | 13.0 | 14.7 | 20.8 | 29.4 | 36.2 | 41.8 | 28.7 | 25.0 | 25.9 | 29.8 | 37.3 | 39.6 | 45.6 | 20.6 |
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| Stomach | 43.9 | 47.3 | 58.0 | 68.4 | 75.9 | 78.0 | 34.1 | 44.0 | 47.6 | 58.7 | 69.1 | 76.8 | 78.9 | 35.0 | 43.7 | 46.8 | 56.6 | 67.0 | 74.0 | 76.0 | 32.3 |
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| Colon and rectum | 56.2 | 58.9 | 66.9 | 73.9 | 76.1 | 74.3 | 18.1 | 56.7 | 59.8 | 68.8 | 75.8 | 77.8 | 75.6 | 19.0 | 55.7 | 57.7 | 64.5 | 71.1 | 73.6 | 72.3 | 16.7 |
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| Liver | 11.8 | 14.1 | 20.5 | 28.3 | 34.4 | 38.7 | 26.9 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 20.4 | 28.3 | 35.0 | 39.1 | 28.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 20.9 | 28.3 | 32.8 | 37.6 | 22.6 |
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| Gallbladderb) | 18.7 | 20.7 | 23.1 | 26.9 | 28.8 | 29.0 | 10.4 | 18.0 | 21.1 | 23.5 | 27.8 | 29.5 | 29.8 | 11.7 | 19.3 | 20.3 | 22.7 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 28.2 | 8.9 |
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| Pancreas | 10.6 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 15.2 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 14.2 | 4.2 | 11.5 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 16.2 | 4.7 |
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| Larynx | 61.6 | 63.3 | 66.5 | 73.2 | 75.3 | 80.0 | 18.3 | 62.2 | 63.7 | 67.1 | 73.5 | 75.7 | 80.1 | 17.9 | 56.3 | 58.9 | 58.7 | 68.0 | 69.4 | 78.3 | 22.0 |
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| Lung | 12.5 | 13.7 | 16.6 | 20.3 | 27.6 | 36.8 | 24.3 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 15.3 | 18.0 | 23.4 | 30.6 | 19.0 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 20.2 | 26.0 | 37.4 | 50.3 | 34.4 |
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| Breast | 79.2 | 83.6 | 88.7 | 91.2 | 92.8 | 93.8 | 14.5 | 77.1 | 84.3 | 87.5 | 89.9 | 90.8 | 92.5 | 15.4 | 79.3 | 83.6 | 88.7 | 91.2 | 92.8 | 93.8 | 14.5 |
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| Cervix uteri | 78.3 | 80.3 | 81.5 | 80.7 | 80.3 | 80.1 | 1.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78.3 | 80.3 | 81.5 | 80.7 | 80.3 | 80.1 | 1.7 |
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| Corpus uteri | 82.9 | 82.0 | 84.8 | 86.5 | 87.7 | 89.3 | 6.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 82.9 | 82.0 | 84.8 | 86.5 | 87.7 | 89.3 | 6.4 |
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| Ovary | 60.1 | 59.4 | 61.7 | 61.3 | 64.9 | 64.7 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60.1 | 59.4 | 61.7 | 61.3 | 64.9 | 64.7 | 4.6 |
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| Prostate | 59.1 | 69.4 | 81.0 | 92.0 | 94.2 | 95.2 | 36.1 | 59.1 | 69.4 | 81.0 | 92.0 | 94.2 | 95.2 | 36.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Testis | 87.4 | 90.4 | 90.7 | 93.2 | 94.9 | 96.5 | 9.0 | 87.4 | 90.4 | 90.7 | 93.2 | 94.9 | 96.5 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Kidney | 64.2 | 67.0 | 73.7 | 78.6 | 82.6 | 85.7 | 21.4 | 63.4 | 65.3 | 73.0 | 78.5 | 82.2 | 85.8 | 22.4 | 65.8 | 70.3 | 74.9 | 78.9 | 83.4 | 85.3 | 19.4 |
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| Bladder | 70.7 | 73.6 | 76.0 | 77.3 | 76.5 | 76.5 | 5.8 | 71.6 | 75.1 | 77.8 | 79.3 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 7.0 | 67.2 | 67.2 | 69.1 | 69.2 | 68.5 | 68.4 | 1.2 |
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| Brain and CNS | 40.4 | 39.9 | 41.1 | 42.9 | 41.8 | 40.5 | 0.1 | 39.0 | 38.7 | 40.4 | 41.4 | 40.4 | 38.4 | −0.6 | 42.3 | 41.4 | 41.9 | 44.7 | 43.4 | 43.0 | 0.7 |
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| Thyroid | 94.5 | 95.0 | 98.4 | 100.0 | 100.2 | 100.0 | 5.5 | 87.9 | 89.7 | 96.0 | 100.2 | 100.6 | 100.3 | 12.4 | 95.7 | 96.0 | 98.7 | 99.9 | 100.1 | 100.0 | 4.3 |
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| Hodgkin lymphoma | 70.2 | 71.9 | 76.7 | 81.1 | 82.3 | 87.1 | 16.9 | 69.4 | 69.3 | 74.7 | 80.8 | 81.8 | 87.1 | 17.6 | 71.5 | 77.3 | 80.7 | 81.6 | 83.3 | 87.2 | 15.7 |
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| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 48.3 | 51.1 | 56.0 | 59.4 | 62.9 | 65.4 | 17.1 | 46.8 | 49.6 | 55.0 | 59.2 | 62.9 | 65.9 | 19.1 | 50.7 | 53.3 | 57.5 | 59.7 | 62.8 | 64.8 | 14.1 |
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| Multiple myeloma | 23.7 | 21.0 | 29.7 | 35.0 | 41.6 | 50.7 | 27.0 | 23.2 | 19.1 | 29.9 | 35.2 | 41.2 | 51.4 | 28.2 | 24.1 | 23.2 | 29.5 | 34.7 | 42.1 | 49.8 | 25.7 |
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| Leukemia | 27.5 | 34.3 | 42.0 | 47.7 | 52.0 | 55.2 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 33.3 | 41.8 | 46.9 | 52.2 | 54.8 | 27.5 | 27.9 | 35.5 | 42.1 | 48.7 | 51.7 | 55.6 | 27.7 |
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| Other and ill-defined | 44.5 | 48.4 | 57.9 | 67.7 | 72.8 | 76.4 | 31.9 | 39.6 | 44.7 | 54.1 | 63.8 | 69.4 | 73.4 | 33.8 | 50.1 | 52.7 | 62.0 | 71.6 | 76.2 | 79.3 | 29.2 |
CNS, central nervous system.
a)
Absolute percentage change in 5-year relative survival from 1993 to 1995 and 2016 to 2020,
b)
Includes the gallbladder and other/unspecified parts of the biliary tract.