In 2018, there were about 194.6 deaths from people aged over 65 caused by lung cancer per 100,000 population in South Korea. This was by far the most common type of fatal cancer, followed by colorectal cancer and liver cancer.
Cancer fatality rate among elderly people in South Korea in 2018, by type of cancer (per 100,000 population)
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Statistics Korea. (September 27, 2019). Cancer fatality rate among elderly people in South Korea in 2018, by type of cancer (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944567/south-korea-cancer-fatality-rate-seniors-by-type-of-cancer/
Statistics Korea. "Cancer fatality rate among elderly people in South Korea in 2018, by type of cancer (per 100,000 population)." Chart. September 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944567/south-korea-cancer-fatality-rate-seniors-by-type-of-cancer/
Statistics Korea. (2019). Cancer fatality rate among elderly people in South Korea in 2018, by type of cancer (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944567/south-korea-cancer-fatality-rate-seniors-by-type-of-cancer/
Statistics Korea. "Cancer Fatality Rate among Elderly People in South Korea in 2018, by Type of Cancer (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944567/south-korea-cancer-fatality-rate-seniors-by-type-of-cancer/
Statistics Korea, Cancer fatality rate among elderly people in South Korea in 2018, by type of cancer (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944567/south-korea-cancer-fatality-rate-seniors-by-type-of-cancer/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Cancer fatality rate among elderly people in South Korea in 2018, by type of cancer (per 100,000 population) [Graph], Statistics Korea, September 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944567/south-korea-cancer-fatality-rate-seniors-by-type-of-cancer/