Cancer Statistics

Both Gender Female Male

Rank 1
Colorectal Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,635
- Relative frequency
  17%
- Crude incidence rate*
  76.2
Rank 2
Lung Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,178
- Relative frequency
  15.7%
- Crude incidence rate*
  70.1
Rank 3
Breast Cancer
- New Cases registered
  4,391
- Relative frequency
  13.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  59.4
Rank 4
Prostate Cancer
- New Cases registered
  2,240
- Relative frequency
  6.8%
- Crude incidence rate*
  66
Rank 5
Liver Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,834
- Relative frequency
  5.5%
- Crude incidence rate*
  24.8
Rank 6
Stomach Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,314
- Relative frequency
  4%
- Crude incidence rate*
  17.8
Rank 7
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,101
- Relative frequency
  3.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  14.9
Rank 8
Corpus Uteri Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,076
- Relative frequency
  3.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  26.9
Rank 9
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,002
- Relative frequency
  3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  13.6
Rank 10
Thyroid Cancer
- New Cases registered
  884
- Relative frequency
  2.7%
- Crude incidence rate*
  12
All Sites
- New Cases registered
  33,075
- Relative frequency
  100%
- Crude incidence rate*
  447.5

* 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 2019 (figures from 2017)

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