Primary sector workers such as farmers, fisherman and miners have the highest annual death rate among cancer insurance policyholders in Korea, industry data showed Monday.

Among 12 occupational groupings, male workers in the agriculture, fishing, mining, livestock and fishing industries had the highest death rate among cancer insurance policyholders at 0.6 percent in 2014, according to the Korea Insurance Development Institute.

Male fatalities in the sector came to 628 during the year among a total of 102,782 insurance policy holders.

Men working in technical posts in the transportation and construction sectors saw the second-largest fatality rate, at 0.4 percent, followed by the service industry including food, hospitality and tourism.