Cancer death rate by age group in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Cancer death rate by age group was 0 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
79th
of 111 countries
All-time high
10.61
in 1971
All-time low
0
in 2000
Years of data
63
1955–2017
Cancer death rate by age group in Hong Kong, 1955–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, cancer death rate by age group in Hong Kong stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Hong Kong peaked at 10.61 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Hong Kong ranks 79th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cancer death rate by age group in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 5.45 | — |
| 1956 | 4.98 | -8.7% |
| 1957 | 9.12 | +83.2% |
| 1958 | 3.17 | -65.3% |
| 1959 | 8.93 | +181.9% |
| 1960 | 7.08 | -20.8% |
| 1961 | 2.87 | -59.5% |
| 1962 | 6.5 | +126.8% |
| 1963 | 2.69 | -58.6% |
| 1964 | 7.58 | +181.3% |
| 1965 | 1 | -86.8% |
| 1966 | 5.54 | +453.2% |
| 1967 | 4.66 | -16.0% |
| 1968 | 8.63 | +85.4% |
| 1969 | 9.02 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 9.21 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 10.61 | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 5.1 | -52.0% |
| 1973 | 6.18 | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 8.57 | +38.6% |
| 1975 | 3.61 | -57.8% |
| 1976 | 3.93 | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 5.04 | +28.1% |
| 1978 | 7.66 | +52.1% |
| 1979 | 8.3 | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 4.73 | -43.1% |
| 1981 | 3.53 | -25.4% |
| 1982 | 6.79 | +92.5% |
| 1983 | 3.48 | -48.7% |
| 1984 | 3.66 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 6.39 | +74.3% |
| 1986 | 1.32 | -79.4% |
| 1987 | 1.36 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 4.15 | +205.4% |
| 1989 | 2.58 | -37.9% |
| 1990 | 1.4 | -45.7% |
| 1991 | 5.83 | +316.9% |
| 1992 | 4.04 | -30.8% |
| 1993 | 2.65 | -34.5% |
| 1994 | 3.97 | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 1.35 | -65.9% |
| 1996 | 5.93 | +338.6% |
| 1997 | 4.73 | -20.3% |
| 1998 | 1.83 | -61.3% |
| 1999 | 7.81 | +326.6% |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 7.92 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 4.69 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 2.17 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 7.58 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 2 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 3.75 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.28. (57 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.26. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rate by age group in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +453.2% | 1 | 5.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 | 3.17 | 9.12 | 5 |
| 1960s | 5.56 | 1 | 9.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.82 | 3.61 | 10.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8 | 1.32 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.95 | 1.35 | 7.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 | 0 | 7.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 0 | 7.58 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 76 Malaysia 0.7506 compare
- 77 Israel 0.5479 compare
- 78 Japan 0.4061 compare
- 79 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 79 Bahamas 0 compare
- 79 Bahrain 0 compare
- 79 Barbados 0 compare
- 79 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 79 Croatia 0 compare
- 79 Cuba 0 compare
- 79 Czechia 0 compare
- 79 Denmark 0 compare
- 79 Estonia 0 compare
- 79 French Guiana 0 compare
- 79 Grenada 0 compare
- 79 Guadeloupe 0 compare
- 79 Guyana 0 compare
- 79 Iceland 0 compare
- 79 Latvia 0 compare
- 79 Lithuania 0 compare
- 79 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 79 Maldives 0 compare
- 79 Malta 0 compare
- 79 Martinique 0 compare
- 79 Mayotte 0 compare
- 79 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 79 Oman 0 compare
- 79 Puerto Rico 0 compare
- 79 Reunion 0 compare
- 79 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 79 Singapore 0 compare
- 79 Slovenia 0 compare
- 79 Sweden 0 compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Hong Kong?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Hong Kong was 0 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 in 1971.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Hong Kong ranks 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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