Hong Kong, China vs Italy: Cancer death rate by age group
Hong Kong, China
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Italy
0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Hong Kong, China rank
77th
Italy rank
76th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Italy ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 77th and Italy ranks 76th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1157 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3959 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Hong Kong, China or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Hong Kong, China and Italy?
- 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Italy rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 77th and Italy ranks 76th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.