Diverging Trajectories of Lung Cancer Burden in China, Japan, and South Korea: A Comparative Risk Assessment from the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2021

Abstract

Lung cancer poses a major public health challenge in East Asia. This study aimed to compare the evolving burden of lung cancer and key risk factors from 1990 to 2021 in China, Japan, and South Korea, three neighboring countries with distinct socioeconomic and public health profiles.