Cancer Statistics

Both Gender Female Male

Rank 1
Lung Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,707
- Relative frequency
  16.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  77.7
Rank 2
Breast Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,208
- Relative frequency
  14.7%
- Crude incidence rate*
  70.9
Rank 3
Colorectal Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,190
- Relative frequency
  14.7%
- Crude incidence rate*
  70.6
Rank 4
Prostate Cancer
- New Cases registered
  2,758
- Relative frequency
  7.8%
- Crude incidence rate*
  82.2
Rank 5
Liver Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,612
- Relative frequency
  4.6%
- Crude incidence rate*
  21.9
Rank 6
Stomach Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,272
- Relative frequency
  3.6%
- Crude incidence rate*
  17.3
Rank 7
Corpus Uteri Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,188
- Relative frequency
  3.4%
- Crude incidence rate*
  29.8
Rank 8
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,100
- Relative frequency
  3.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  15
Rank 9
Thyroid Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,049
- Relative frequency
  3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  14.3
Rank 10
Pancreatic cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,037
- Relative frequency
  2.9%
- Crude incidence rate*
  14.1
All Sites
- New Cases registered
  35,373
- Relative frequency
  100%
- Crude incidence rate*
  481.5

* 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 2024 (figures from 2022)

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