Cancer Statistics

Both Gender Female Male

Rank 1
Breast Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,182
- Relative frequency
  28.6%
- Crude incidence rate*
  129.8
Rank 2
Lung Cancer
- New Cases registered
  2,367
- Relative frequency
  13.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  59.3
Rank 3
Colorectal Cancer
- New Cases registered
  2,262
- Relative frequency
  12.5%
- Crude incidence rate*
  56.7
Rank 4
Corpus Uteri Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,188
- Relative frequency
  6.6%
- Crude incidence rate*
  29.8
Rank 5
Thyroid Cancer
- New Cases registered
  820
- Relative frequency
  4.5%
- Crude incidence rate*
  20.5
Rank 6
Ovary & Peritoneum
- New Cases registered
  603
- Relative frequency
  3.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  15.1
Rank 7
Stomach Cancer
- New Cases registered
  552
- Relative frequency
  3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  13.8
Rank 8
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- New Cases registered
  533
- Relative frequency
  2.9%
- Crude incidence rate*
  13.4
Rank 9
Cervix Cancer
- New Cases registered
  522
- Relative frequency
  2.9%
- Crude incidence rate*
  13.1
Rank 10
Pancreatic Cancer
- New Cases registered
  500
- Relative frequency
  2.8%
- Crude incidence rate*
  12.5
All Sites
- New Cases registered
  18,134
- Relative frequency
  100%
- Crude incidence rate*
  454.3

* 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 2024 (figures from 2022)

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