Cancer Statistics

Rank 1
Lung Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,575
- Relative frequency
  15.9%
- Crude incidence rate*
  74.3
Rank 2
Colorectal Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,556
- Relative frequency
  15.8%
- Crude incidence rate*
  74
Rank 3
Breast Cancer
- New Cases registered
  4,793
- Relative frequency
  13.7%
- Crude incidence rate*
  63.8
Rank 4
Prostate Cancer
- New Cases registered
  2,532
- Relative frequency
  7.2%
- Crude incidence rate*
  74
Rank 5
Liver Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,876
- Relative frequency
  5.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  25
Rank 6
Stomach Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,303
- Relative frequency
  3.7%
- Crude incidence rate*
  17.4
Rank 7
Corpus Uteri Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,198
- Relative frequency
  3.4%
- Crude incidence rate*
  29.3
Rank 8
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,081
- Relative frequency
  3.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  14.4
Rank 9
Thyroid Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,059
- Relative frequency
  3.0%
- Crude incidence rate*
  14.1
Rank 10
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,020
- Relative frequency
  2.9%
- Crude incidence rate*
  13.6
All Sites
- New Cases registered
  35,082
- Relative frequency
  100%
- Crude incidence rate*
  467.3

* 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 2021 (figures from 2019)

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