Cancer Statistics

Both Gender Female Male

Rank 1
Breast Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,585
- Relative frequency
  28.9%
- Crude incidence rate*
  136.2
Rank 2
Lung Cancer
- New Cases registered
  2,535
- Relative frequency
  13.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  61.8
Rank 3
Colorectal Cancer
- New Cases registered
  2,298
- Relative frequency
  11.9%
- Crude incidence rate*
  56.0
Rank 4
Corpus Uteri Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,306
- Relative frequency
  6.8%
- Crude incidence rate*
  31.8
Rank 5
Thyroid Cancer
- New Cases registered
  989
- Relative frequency
  5.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  24.1
Rank 6
Ovary & Peritoneum
- New Cases registered
  623
- Relative frequency
  3.2%
- Crude incidence rate*
  15.2
Rank 7
Cervix Cancer
- New Cases registered
  576
- Relative frequency
  3.0%
- Crude incidence rate*
  14.0
Rank 8
Stomach Cancer
- New Cases registered
  548
- Relative frequency
  2.8%
- Crude incidence rate*
  13.4
Rank 9
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- New Cases registered
  533
- Relative frequency
  2.8%
- Crude incidence rate*
  13.0
Rank 10
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
- New Cases registered
  526
- Relative frequency
  2.7%
- Crude incidence rate*
  12.8
All Sites
- New Cases registered
  19,297
- Relative frequency
  100%
- Crude incidence rate*
  470.6

* 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 2025 (figures from 2023)

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