Cancer Statistics

Rank 1
Lung Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,978
- Relative frequency
  15.5%
- Crude incidence rate*
  80.6
Rank 2
Colorectal Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,899
- Relative frequency
  15.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  79.6
Rank 3
Breast Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,592
- Relative frequency
  14.5%
- Crude incidence rate*
  75.4
Rank 4
Prostate Cancer
- New Cases registered
  3,038
- Relative frequency
  7.9%
- Crude incidence rate*
  89.8
Rank 5
Liver Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,771
- Relative frequency
  4.6%
- Crude incidence rate*
  23.9
Rank 6
Stomach Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,306
- Relative frequency
  3.4%
- Crude incidence rate*
  17.6
Rank 7
Corpus Uteri Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,250
- Relative frequency
  3.2%
- Crude incidence rate*
  31
Rank 8
Thyroid Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,140
- Relative frequency
  3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  15.4
Rank 9
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,124
- Relative frequency
  2.9%
- Crude incidence rate*
  15.2
Rank 10
Pancreatic cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,116
- Relative frequency
  2.9%
- Crude incidence rate*
  15.1
All Sites
- New Cases registered
  38,462
- Relative frequency
  100%
- Crude incidence rate*
  518.8

* 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 2023 (figures from 2021)

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