In 2022, malignant neoplasm was the cause of death for 783.9 people per 100,000 population among elderly people in South Korea aged 65 years and older. This made it the leading cause of death for seniors that year, far ahead of other common causes such as cardiovascular disease and COVID-19.
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Statistics Korea. (September 26, 2023). Leading causes of death among people aged 65 years and older in South Korea in 2022 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085894/south-korea-main-causes-of-death-among-the-elderly/
Statistics Korea. "Leading causes of death among people aged 65 years and older in South Korea in 2022 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085894/south-korea-main-causes-of-death-among-the-elderly/
Statistics Korea. (2023). Leading causes of death among people aged 65 years and older in South Korea in 2022 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085894/south-korea-main-causes-of-death-among-the-elderly/
Statistics Korea. "Leading Causes of Death among People Aged 65 Years and Older in South Korea in 2022 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085894/south-korea-main-causes-of-death-among-the-elderly/
Statistics Korea, Leading causes of death among people aged 65 years and older in South Korea in 2022 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085894/south-korea-main-causes-of-death-among-the-elderly/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Leading causes of death among people aged 65 years and older in South Korea in 2022 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], Statistics Korea, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085894/south-korea-main-causes-of-death-among-the-elderly/