Cancer Statistics

Both Gender Female Male

Rank 1
Colorectal Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,634
- Relative frequency
  16.6%
- Crude incidence rate*
  75.6
Rank 2
Lung Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,252
- Relative frequency
  15.4%
- Crude incidence rate*
  70.5
Rank 3
Breast Cancer
- New Cases registered
  4,645
- Relative frequency
  13.7%
- Crude incidence rate*
  62.3
Rank 4
Prostate Cancer
- New Cases registered
  2,204
- Relative frequency
  6.5%
- Crude incidence rate*
  64.6
Rank 5
Liver Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,742
- Relative frequency
  5.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  23.4
Rank 6
Stomach Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,277
- Relative frequency
  3.8%
- Crude incidence rate*
  17.1
Rank 7
Corpus Uteri Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,165
- Relative frequency
  3.4%
- Crude incidence rate*
  28.8
Rank 8
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,107
- Relative frequency
  3.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  14.9
Rank 9
Thyroid Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,037
- Relative frequency
  3.0%
- Crude incidence rate*
  13.9
Rank 10
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,008
- Relative frequency
  3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  13.5
All Sites
- New Cases registered
  34,028
- Relative frequency
  100%
- Crude incidence rate*
  456.7

* 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 2020 (figures from 2018)

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