Cuba vs Hong Kong, China: Colon and rectum cancer death rate
Cuba
13.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Hong Kong, China
13.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Cuba rank
21st
Hong Kong, China rank
18th
Colon and rectum cancer death rate over time
- Cuba
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 21st and Hong Kong, China ranks 18th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 12.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3058 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 12.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 12.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 12.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher colon and rectum cancer death rate, Cuba or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2017.
- What is the difference in colon and rectum cancer death rate between Cuba and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Hong Kong, China?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2017.
- How do Cuba and Hong Kong, China rank globally for colon and rectum cancer death rate?
- Cuba ranks 21st and Hong Kong, China ranks 18th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Colon and rectum cancer death rate. 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 colon and rectum cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.