According to a study about elderly people over 65 years old in South Korea in 2018, lung cancer was the leading cause of death from cancer of elderly people in Korea. The number of deaths from lung cancer was higher than the deaths from the second and third most lethal types of cancer, colorectal and liver cancers, combined. Overall, more men than women died from cancer.
Deaths from cancer among people over 65 years old in South Korea in 2018, by type of cancer (per 100,000 population)
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Statistics Korea. (September 27, 2019). Deaths from cancer among people over 65 years old in South Korea in 2018, by type of cancer (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085906/south-korea-deaths-from-cancer-among-the-elderly-by-type-of-cancer/
Statistics Korea. "Deaths from cancer among people over 65 years old in South Korea in 2018, by type of cancer (per 100,000 population)." Chart. September 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085906/south-korea-deaths-from-cancer-among-the-elderly-by-type-of-cancer/
Statistics Korea. (2019). Deaths from cancer among people over 65 years old in South Korea in 2018, by type of cancer (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085906/south-korea-deaths-from-cancer-among-the-elderly-by-type-of-cancer/
Statistics Korea. "Deaths from Cancer among People over 65 Years Old in South Korea in 2018, by Type of Cancer (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085906/south-korea-deaths-from-cancer-among-the-elderly-by-type-of-cancer/
Statistics Korea, Deaths from cancer among people over 65 years old in South Korea in 2018, by type of cancer (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085906/south-korea-deaths-from-cancer-among-the-elderly-by-type-of-cancer/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Deaths from cancer among people over 65 years old 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/1085906/south-korea-deaths-from-cancer-among-the-elderly-by-type-of-cancer/