What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Hong Kong, China and Mauritius?

0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Mauritius?

37 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rates by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Mauritius: Cancer death rates by type

Hong Kong, China

1.12 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2017

Mauritius

1.11 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

76th

Mauritius rank

77th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Hong Kong, China
Mauritius

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mauritius ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 76th and Mauritius ranks 77th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.99 deaths per 100,000 people	2.77 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2255 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong, China
1990s	2.67 deaths per 100,000 people	2.36 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3092 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong, China
2000s	1.84 deaths per 100,000 people	1.78 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0566 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong, China
2010s	1.28 deaths per 100,000 people	1.66 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3832 deaths per 100,000 people	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Hong Kong, China or Mauritius?: Hong Kong, China, at 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritius as of 2017.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Hong Kong, China and Mauritius?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Mauritius?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong, China and Mauritius rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Hong Kong, China ranks 76th and Mauritius ranks 77th 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 rates by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cancer death rates by type
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,427 data points, 1979–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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