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Liver cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Liver cancer death rate was 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
10.73 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
4th
of 110 countries
All-time high
21.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1983
All-time low
10.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
32
1979–2017

Liver cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China, 1979–2017

051015201979199820171979: 21.2 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 21.1 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 20.8 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 19.2 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 21.3 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 20.1 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 20.1 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 19.6 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 19.8 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 18.9 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 19.4 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 19 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 18.6 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 17.1 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 16.1 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 15.9 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 15.4 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 15.8 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 14.7 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 14.3 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 13.7 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 11 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 10.7 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

The most recent figure for liver cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China is 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China peaked at 21.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 1983 and was at its lowest, 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.

Hong Kong, China ranks 4th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Liver cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1979 21.21 deaths per 100,000 people —
1980 21.14 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
1981 20.77 deaths per 100,000 people -1.8%
1982 19.18 deaths per 100,000 people -7.7%
1983 21.32 deaths per 100,000 people +11.2%
1984 20.13 deaths per 100,000 people -5.6%
1985 19.09 deaths per 100,000 people -5.2%
1986 20.08 deaths per 100,000 people +5.2%
1987 19.59 deaths per 100,000 people -2.4%
1988 19.79 deaths per 100,000 people +1.0%
1989 18.92 deaths per 100,000 people -4.4%
1990 19.39 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
1991 18.98 deaths per 100,000 people -2.1%
1992 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
1993 18.61 deaths per 100,000 people -2.6%
2001 17.14 deaths per 100,000 people -7.9%
2002 16.05 deaths per 100,000 people -6.4%
2003 15.89 deaths per 100,000 people -1.0%
2004 15.36 deaths per 100,000 people -3.4%
2005 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people +2.9%
2006 14.74 deaths per 100,000 people -6.8%
2007 14.21 deaths per 100,000 people -3.6%
2008 14.3 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
2009 13.72 deaths per 100,000 people -4.1%
2010 13.57 deaths per 100,000 people -1.1%
2011 13.22 deaths per 100,000 people -2.6%
2012 12.38 deaths per 100,000 people -6.3%
2013 12.13 deaths per 100,000 people -2.0%
2014 12.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.5%
2015 11.55 deaths per 100,000 people -5.2%
2016 11.03 deaths per 100,000 people -4.5%
2017 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21.21 deaths per 100,000 people 21.21 deaths per 100,000 people 21.21 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 20 deaths per 100,000 people 18.92 deaths per 100,000 people 21.32 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 19.02 deaths per 100,000 people 18.61 deaths per 100,000 people 19.39 deaths per 100,000 people 4
2000s 15.25 deaths per 100,000 people 13.72 deaths per 100,000 people 17.14 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people 13.57 deaths per 100,000 people 8

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 1 Mongolia 66.53 deaths per 100,000 people
  2. 2 Thailand 14.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 3 Guatemala 14.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 5 Egypt 9.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 6 Republic of Korea 9.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 7 Republic of Moldova 9.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 110 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is liver cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China?
Liver cancer death rate in Hong Kong, China was 10.73 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 liver cancer death rate recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 21.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 1983.
What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for liver cancer death rate?
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th out of 110 countries with data for 2017.
Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liver 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
110 places, 3,269 data points, 1979–2023
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Reported deaths from liver cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.