Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 2.41 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Hong Kong, 1955–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Hong Kong is 2.41, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Hong Kong peaked at 7.08 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.22, in 2010.
That places Hong Kong 53rd out of 110 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 3.27 | — |
| 1956 | 3.88 | +18.5% |
| 1957 | 3.92 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 4.81 | +22.6% |
| 1959 | 6.35 | +32.2% |
| 1960 | 5.72 | -9.9% |
| 1961 | 4.67 | -18.3% |
| 1962 | 6.69 | +43.1% |
| 1963 | 6.47 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 6.35 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 5.53 | -13.0% |
| 1966 | 6.5 | +17.5% |
| 1967 | 7.08 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 7.03 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 4.98 | -29.2% |
| 1970 | 5.67 | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 5.54 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 6.74 | +21.7% |
| 1973 | 6.35 | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 5.91 | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 6.36 | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 5.05 | -20.7% |
| 1977 | 6.49 | +28.6% |
| 1978 | 6.91 | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 5.45 | -21.1% |
| 1980 | 5.3 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 4.34 | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 5.5 | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 4.05 | -26.4% |
| 1984 | 6.46 | +59.4% |
| 1985 | 4.81 | -25.6% |
| 1986 | 4.9 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 5.29 | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 5.45 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 3.62 | -33.6% |
| 1990 | 4.49 | +23.9% |
| 1991 | 3.97 | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 3.26 | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 2.64 | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 2.38 | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 2.88 | +21.1% |
| 1996 | 3.39 | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 2.92 | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 3.52 | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 2.62 | -25.5% |
| 2000 | 2.73 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.99 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 2.18 | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 2.79 | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 3.09 | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 2.53 | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 3.04 | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 2.75 | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 4.2 | +52.8% |
| 2009 | 1.84 | -56.2% |
| 2010 | 1.22 | -33.6% |
| 2011 | 3.66 | +199.3% |
| 2012 | 2.76 | -24.4% |
| 2013 | 3.54 | +28.2% |
| 2014 | 4.92 | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 3.03 | -38.4% |
| 2016 | 1.93 | -36.5% |
| 2017 | 2.41 | +25.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 2.41 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 2.41 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.22, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +199.3% | 1.22 | 3.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.45 | 3.27 | 6.35 | 5 |
| 1960s | 6.1 | 4.67 | 7.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.05 | 5.05 | 6.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.97 | 3.62 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.21 | 2.38 | 4.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.81 | 1.84 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 | 1.22 | 4.92 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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 rates in children under 10 years old in Hong Kong?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Hong Kong was 2.41 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 7.08 in 1967.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 in 2010.
- How does Hong Kong rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Hong Kong ranks 53rd out of 110 countries with data for 2017.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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