In 2022, cancer had a crude incidence rate of 550.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in South Korea. The crude incidence rate has more than doubled since 1999. Cancerous neoplasms are the leading cause of death in South Korea, particularly among people 40 years and older.
Crude incidence rate of cancer in South Korea from 1999 to 2022
(per 100,000 inhabitants)
Characteristic
Crude incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants
2022
550.2
2021
549.7
2020
491.2
2019
505.2
2018
484
2017
463.8
2016
457.2
2015
429.7
2014
436.1
2013
454.6
2012
454.7
2011
444.8
2010
418.1
2009
396
2008
370
2007
342.5
2006
317.1
2005
302.6
2004
277.9
2003
261.1
2002
246.8
2001
234.9
2000
217
1999
216
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National Cancer Information Center. (December 27, 2024). Crude incidence rate of cancer in South Korea from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440770/south-korea-cancer-crude-incidence-rate/
National Cancer Information Center. "Crude incidence rate of cancer in South Korea from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. December 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440770/south-korea-cancer-crude-incidence-rate/
National Cancer Information Center. (2024). Crude incidence rate of cancer in South Korea from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440770/south-korea-cancer-crude-incidence-rate/
National Cancer Information Center. "Crude Incidence Rate of Cancer in South Korea from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440770/south-korea-cancer-crude-incidence-rate/
National Cancer Information Center, Crude incidence rate of cancer in South Korea from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440770/south-korea-cancer-crude-incidence-rate/ (last visited June 08, 2025)
Crude incidence rate of cancer in South Korea from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], National Cancer Information Center, December 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440770/south-korea-cancer-crude-incidence-rate/
