Cancer Statistics

Both Gender Female Male

Rank 1
Lung Cancer
- New Cases registered
  6,111
- Relative frequency
  16.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  81.1
Rank 2
Breast Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,603
- Relative frequency
  14.8%
- Crude incidence rate*
  74.3
Rank 3
Colorectal Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,467
- Relative frequency
  14.4%
- Crude incidence rate*
  72.5
Rank 4
Prostate Cancer
- New Cases registered
  3,031
- Relative frequency
  8.0%
- Crude incidence rate*
  88.2
Rank 5
Liver Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,700
- Relative frequency
  4.5%
- Crude incidence rate*
  22.6
Rank 6
Corpus Uteri Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,306
- Relative frequency
  3.4%
- Crude incidence rate*
  31.8
Rank 7
Stomach Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,284
- Relative frequency
  3.4%
- Crude incidence rate*
  17.0
Rank 8
Thyroid Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,267
- Relative frequency
  3.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  16.8
Rank 9
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,245
- Relative frequency
  3.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  16.5
Rank 10
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,087
- Relative frequency
  2.9%
- Crude incidence rate*
  14.4
All Sites
- New Cases registered
  37,953
- Relative frequency
  100%
- Crude incidence rate*
  503.6

* Crude rates of incidence and mortality are expressed per 100,000 persons. Rates for gender-specific sites are per 100,000 male or female population.
Source: Hong Kong Cancer Registry, Hospital Authority 2025 (figures from 2023)

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