Table 3.
Estimated cancer incidence by age group and sex during 2015 in Korea
| Rank | Age group (yr) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 | 15-34 | 35-64 | ≥ 65 | |
| Male | ||||
| 1 | Leukemia | Thyroid | Stomach | Lung |
| (5.2) | (19.5) | (102.9) | (469.3) | |
| 2 | Brain and CNS | Colon and rectum | Colon and rectum | Stomach |
| (2.5) | (3.4) | (99.1) | (433.1) | |
| 3 | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | Leukemia | Thyroid | Colon and rectum |
| (2.4) | (3.3) | (74.7) | (430.3) | |
| 4 | Kidney | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | Liver | Prostate |
| (0.6) | (3.3) | (61.6) | (412.1) | |
| 5 | Liver | Stomach | Lung | Liver |
| (0.4) | (2.2) | (42.6) | (200.6) | |
| Female | ||||
| 1 | Leukemia | Thyroid | Thyroid | Colon and rectum |
| (4.1) | (96.9) | (372.0) | (215.0) | |
| 2 | Brain and CNS | Breast | Breast | Stomach |
| (1.9) | (11.9) | (137.0) | (155.4) | |
| 3 | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | Cervix uteri | Colon and rectum | Lung |
| (1.5) | (5.4) | (54.4) | (136.5) | |
| 4 | Ovary | Stomach | Stomach | Thyroid |
| (0.9) | (3.7) | (43.8) | (132.4) | |
| 5 | Thyroid | Ovary | Lung | Liver |
| (0.8) | (3.0) | (24.3) | (77.4) | |
CNS, central nervous system.