Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Cancer death rate by age group
Hong Kong, China
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Singapore
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Hong Kong, China rank
77th
Singapore rank
77th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Singapore
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Singapore ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 77th and Singapore ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4076 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.636 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1298 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5531 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9253 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9102 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore as of 2017.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 77th and Singapore ranks 77th 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.