Canada vs Hong Kong, China: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
Canada
98.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Hong Kong, China
97.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Canada rank
51st
Hong Kong, China rank
52nd
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized over time
- Canada
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 98.02 deaths per 100,000 people against 97.89 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 51st and Hong Kong, China ranks 52nd of 111 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 143.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 95.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 47.92 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1960s | 145.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 128.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 149.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 148.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 153.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 150.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 147.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 143.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 132.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 115.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 104.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized, Canada or Hong Kong, China?
- Canada, at 98.02 deaths per 100,000 people against 97.89 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized between Canada and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Hong Kong, China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
- How do Canada and Hong Kong, China rank globally for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Canada ranks 51st and Hong Kong, China ranks 52nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. 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 in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.