Last year, the number one cause of death was cancer...Breast cancer in their 40s, liver cancer in their 50s, and lung cancer in their 60s or older topped the list.

352,511 deaths last year...5.5% ↓
from a year agoCancer deaths account for 24.2% of total
Lung cancer, liver cancer, colon cancer, and pancreatic cancer have the highest mortality rates in the order of
People in their 40s have the highest breast cancer mortality rate for two consecutive years
OECD Average Suicide Rate 10.7...24.8 people in Korea

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Last year, more than two out of 10 deaths in Korea were found to have died of "cancer."

Breast cancer in their 40s, liver cancer in their 50s, and lung cancer in their 60s and older were the top mortality rates.

Reporter Oh In-seok on the report.

[Reporter]
Last year, 352,511 deaths were down 20,000 from a year ago.

The significant decrease in COVID-19 deaths from the previous year has affected it.

The three major causes of death were cancer, heart disease, and pneumonia, accounting for 41.9% of all deaths.

24.2% of all deaths died from cancer, up 2.5% year-on-year.

Cancer has been the leading cause of death since 1983 when statistics began to be compiled.

The mortality rate was highest in the order of lung and liver cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, and stomach cancer.

By age group, breast cancer in their 40s, liver cancer in their 50s, and lung cancer in their 60s and older had the highest mortality rate.

Those in their 40s have the highest breast cancer mortality rate for two consecutive years.The death rate of intentional self-harm on

has increased by 8.5% to 27.3 per 100,000 people, the first time in two years that the suicide rate has risen.

Suicide rates have increased in people in their 60s, 50s, and teens.

[Lim Young-il / Director of Population Trends at Statistics Korea: Especially in the case of people in their 60s, these economic factors have been affected a lot, so suicide is a bit high.]

Compared to the age-standardized suicide rate among OECD countries, Korea has 24.8, the highest level compared to the OECD average of 10.7.

The dementia mortality rate was 27.9, up 0.3 from a year ago, while women were 2.1 times higher than men.

This is YTN Oh In-seok.

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: Jeong Chul-woo
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