Lung cancer deaths men women in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Lung cancer deaths men women was 37.59 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer deaths men women in Hong Kong, 1955–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 37.59 for lung cancer deaths men women in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer deaths men women in Hong Kong peaked at 67.15 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 15.26, in 1955.
That places Hong Kong 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Lung cancer deaths men women in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 15.26 | — |
| 1956 | 17.45 | +14.3% |
| 1957 | 17.86 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 16.24 | -9.0% |
| 1959 | 22.07 | +35.9% |
| 1960 | 20.42 | -7.5% |
| 1961 | 24.25 | +18.8% |
| 1962 | 25.43 | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 27.61 | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 31.07 | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 34.65 | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 34.53 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 36.33 | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 37.1 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 44.88 | +21.0% |
| 1970 | 42.21 | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 44.06 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 45.19 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 47.99 | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 48.44 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 51.01 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 54.62 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 59.68 | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 60.41 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 60.8 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 67.15 | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 59.59 | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 60.7 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 61.83 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 61.63 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 61.14 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 64.59 | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 65.12 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 58.81 | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 64.51 | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 67.1 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 62.57 | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 63.79 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 63.73 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.82 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 60.1 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 57.84 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 56.84 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 57.33 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 58.26 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 60.22 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 55.45 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 54.88 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 54.91 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 54.38 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 55.2 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 50.88 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 51.5 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 45.72 | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 47.01 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 45.51 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 44.93 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 44.39 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 41.1 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 40.61 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.54 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 38.16 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 37.59 | -1.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 37.59 is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.33, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 37.59 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.39, 1.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer deaths men women 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 | +35.9% | 16.24 | 22.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.78 | 15.26 | 22.07 | 5 |
| 1960s | 31.63 | 20.42 | 44.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.44 | 42.21 | 60.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.51 | 58.81 | 67.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.94 | 56.84 | 67.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.01 | 45.72 | 60.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6 | 37.59 | 45.51 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer deaths men women in Hong Kong?
- Lung cancer deaths men women in Hong Kong was 37.59 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer deaths men women recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 67.15 in 1980.
- What is the lowest lung cancer deaths men women recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.26 in 1955.
- How does Hong Kong rank for lung cancer deaths men women?
- Hong Kong ranks 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lung cancer deaths men women rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer deaths men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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