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Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1.02 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
107th
of 111 countries
All-time high
3.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1989
All-time low
0.9625 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2009
Years of data
39
1979–2017

Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China, 1979–2017

11.522.531979199820171979: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 2 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 1 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 1 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 1 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2017, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China stood at 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China peaked at 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.9625 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2009.

Hong Kong, China ranks 107th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1979 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people —
1980 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people +24.4%
1981 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people -5.7%
1982 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people +6.1%
1983 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people +1.9%
1984 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people +22.1%
1985 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people -7.4%
1986 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people +5.0%
1987 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people -6.7%
1988 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people +9.5%
1989 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people +19.7%
1990 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people -11.6%
1991 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people -7.6%
1992 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people -39.0%
1993 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people -22.2%
1994 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people +23.8%
1995 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people -11.7%
1996 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people +16.0%
1997 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people +19.5%
1998 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people +12.7%
1999 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people -24.8%
2000 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people -19.3%
2001 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people -5.0%
2002 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people +7.0%
2003 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people +8.6%
2004 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people -8.8%
2005 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people -0.0%
2006 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people -2.0%
2007 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people -2.4%
2008 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people +24.2%
2009 0.9625 deaths per 100,000 people -35.5%
2010 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people +6.9%
2011 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people +16.2%
2012 1 deaths per 100,000 people -16.2%
2013 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people +6.5%
2014 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people +5.3%
2015 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people -2.4%
2016 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
2017 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9625 deaths per 100,000 people 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people 1 deaths per 100,000 people 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people 8

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 104 Malaysia 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 105 Guyana 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 106 Barbados 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 108 French Guiana 0.8281 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 109 Brunei Darussalam 0.788 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 110 Fiji 0.6442 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China?
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China was 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989.
What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9625 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
Hong Kong, China ranks 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
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, 3,024 data points, 1979–2023
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Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.