Cancer Statistics

Both Gender Female Male

Rank 1
Lung Cancer
- New Cases registered
  3,340
- Relative frequency
  19.4%
- Crude incidence rate*
  99.6
Rank 2
Colorectal Cancer
- New Cases registered
  2,928
- Relative frequency
  17%
- Crude incidence rate*
  87.3
Rank 3
Prostate Cancer
- New Cases registered
  2,758
- Relative frequency
  16%
- Crude incidence rate*
  82.2
Rank 4
Liver Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,173
- Relative frequency
  6.8%
- Crude incidence rate*
  35
Rank 5
Stomach Cancer
- New Cases registered
  720
- Relative frequency
  4.2%
- Crude incidence rate*
  21.5
Rank 6
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer
- New Cases registered
  567
- Relative frequency
  3.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  16.9
Rank 7
Kidney and other urinary organs (except bladder)
- New Cases registered
  562
- Relative frequency
  3.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  16.8
Rank 8
Pancreatic Cancer
- New Cases registered
  537
- Relative frequency
  3.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  16
Rank 9
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
- New Cases registered
  535
- Relative frequency
  3.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  15.9
Rank 10
Nasopharynx Cancer
- New Cases registered
  522
- Relative frequency
  3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  15.6
All Sites
- New Cases registered
  17,239
- Relative frequency
  100%
- Crude incidence rate*
  513.9

* 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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