Five-year survival rate for cancer South Korea 1995-2021

In 2021, the five-year survival rate for cancer in South Korea increased slightly to 72.1 percent. This is a marked improvement from 1995, where the survival rate was only 42.9 percent. Women had a better chance of survival that year, with a survival rate of 78.2 percent, while men's chances stood at only 66.1 percent. The five-year survival rate is defined as the likelihood that a cancer patient will not die from cancer within five years of starting treatment. A high rate indicates that cancer treatment is successful and that the medical establishment is well-suited to treating serious illnesses such as cancer.

于2021年，韩国癌症患者的五年生存率略有上升，达到72.1%。相较于1995年的生存率仅为42.9%，这一改善尤为显著。当年，女性患者的生存机会更为乐观，其生存率为78.2%，而男性患者的生存机会则相对较低，仅为66.1%。五年生存率定义为癌症患者在治疗开始后的五年内未因癌症而死亡的概率。高生存率表明癌症治疗效果显著，医疗机构在治疗如癌症等严重疾病方面具备良好的适应性。