Table 1:

International comparison of 5-year cancer survival rates (unit: %) (16)

Cancer type	South Korea			USA	Canada	Japan
	(1996–2000)	(2006–2010)	(2012–2016)	(2008–2014)	(2006–2008)	(2006–2008)
All cancers	44.0	65.2	70.6	69.2	60	62.1
Stomach cancer	46.6	35.1	75.8	32.1	25	64.6
Colon cancer	58.0	73.6	76.0	66.2	64	71.1
Thyroid cancer	94.9	99.9	100.2	98.3	98	93.7
Lung cancer	12.7	20.1	27.6	19.9	17	31.9
Breast cancer	83.2	91.1	92.7	91.1	87	91.1
Liver cancer	13.2	28.1	34.3	18.8	19	32.6
Prostate cancer	67.2	91.1	93.9	98.9	95	97.5
Pancreatic cancer	7.6	8.4	11.0	9.1	8	7.7
Cervical cancer	80.0	80.6	79.8	68.9	73	73.4