Sources and versions¶
This site describes the Cancer Public Library as data dictionary version 4.0 (자료설명서 Ver 4.0, September 2026, with crosswalk version 2.0) describes it. Other official pages give older years and counts. This page lines them up, so that a figure seen elsewhere can be placed.
Current description¶
Dictionary version 4.0 describes the build as of June 2026:
- registry diagnoses from 2012 through 2022, about 2.92 million registrations, with a person who has two cancers counted twice;
- NHIS and HIRA files from 2007 through 2024;
- deaths from 2012 through 2023;
- COVID-19 confirmations and vaccinations from 2020 through 2023.
The samples follow the portal's data catalogs, downloaded 30 October 2026.
Other figures¶
| Source | Diagnosis years | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Data dictionary version 4.0 (September 2026) | 2012–2022 | About 2.92 million registrations |
| Public-library overview on the portal | 2012–2022 | 2,923,903 people |
| Portal home page, 29 October 2026 | Not stated | About 2.26 million people |
| Choi et al., 2024, describing the first release | 2012–2019 | 1,983,499 people |
| Portal FAQ | 2012–2019 | Not stated |
No official page explains how the home-page figure is counted. The 2024 profile and the FAQ describe the first release, in which claims began in 2012. The current library starts claims in 2007, so the years before a diagnosis are observed.
Samples¶
The catalog page lists six site samples (stomach, breast, colorectal, liver, lung, pancreas) and five staging samples (stomach, breast, colorectal, liver, lung). The library overview also names kidney and prostate samples, and the catalog page has no workbook for them. The sample page describes both kinds.