Lung cancer death rates males in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Lung cancer death rates males was 76.52 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Lung cancer death rates males in Hong Kong, 1955–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, lung cancer death rates males in Hong Kong stood at 76.52.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Hong Kong peaked at 78.05 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.71, in 1955.
Hong Kong ranks 6th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lung cancer death rates males in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 4.71 | — |
| 1956 | 5.85 | +24.0% |
| 1957 | 6.02 | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 6.32 | +5.0% |
| 1959 | 8.32 | +31.7% |
| 1960 | 8.54 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 10.9 | +27.6% |
| 1962 | 11.16 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 12.83 | +15.0% |
| 1964 | 14.81 | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 16.34 | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 16.66 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 18.36 | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 19.24 | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 24.03 | +24.9% |
| 1970 | 23.28 | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 25.96 | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 27.97 | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 29.74 | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 30.94 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 33.69 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 35.31 | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 39.77 | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 42.34 | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 41.86 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 46.23 | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 44.55 | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 46.32 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 49.59 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 50.07 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 51.92 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 53.95 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 55.74 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 51.43 | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 58.69 | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 60.78 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 58.32 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 60.92 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 62.4 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 61.56 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 62.67 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 62.39 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 62.22 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 63.66 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 65.89 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 69.98 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 67.49 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 69.43 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 71.55 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 73.1 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 76.69 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 73.27 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 76.49 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 69.97 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 75.04 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 75.16 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.45 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 78.05 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 74.81 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 75.86 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 77.37 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 74.92 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 76.52 | +2.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 76.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.22, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 76.52 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.7, 2.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer death rates males 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | +31.7% | 6.32 | 8.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.24 | 4.71 | 8.32 | 5 |
| 1960s | 15.29 | 8.54 | 24.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.09 | 23.28 | 42.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.85 | 44.55 | 58.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.08 | 58.32 | 65.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.3 | 67.49 | 76.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.14 | 74.81 | 78.05 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Hong Kong?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Hong Kong was 76.52 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 78.05 in 2012.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 in 1955.
- How does Hong Kong rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Hong Kong ranks 6th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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