In 2021, the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in South Korea, at 12.7 percent of all cancer cases, was thyroid cancer. Five types of cancer made up around 57 percent of all cancer diagnoses in the country that year.
Distribution of types of cancers diagnosed in South Korea in 2021, by type of cancer
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KOSIS. (February 5, 2024). Distribution of types of cancers diagnosed in South Korea in 2021, by type of cancer [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383950/south-korea-cancer-distribution-by-type/
KOSIS. "Distribution of types of cancers diagnosed in South Korea in 2021, by type of cancer." Chart. February 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383950/south-korea-cancer-distribution-by-type/
KOSIS. (2024). Distribution of types of cancers diagnosed in South Korea in 2021, by type of cancer. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383950/south-korea-cancer-distribution-by-type/
KOSIS. "Distribution of Types of Cancers Diagnosed in South Korea in 2021, by Type of Cancer." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383950/south-korea-cancer-distribution-by-type/
KOSIS, Distribution of types of cancers diagnosed in South Korea in 2021, by type of cancer Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383950/south-korea-cancer-distribution-by-type/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Distribution of types of cancers diagnosed in South Korea in 2021, by type of cancer [Graph], KOSIS, February 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383950/south-korea-cancer-distribution-by-type/