Prostate cancer death rate in men in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Prostate cancer death rate in men was 5.62 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Hong Kong, 1955–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 5.62 for prostate cancer death rate in men in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prostate cancer death rate in men in Hong Kong peaked at 6.7 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.707, in 1961.
That places Hong Kong 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1.05 | — |
| 1956 | 1.44 | +36.6% |
| 1957 | 2.06 | +43.1% |
| 1958 | 1.3 | -36.8% |
| 1959 | 1.27 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 1.38 | +8.4% |
| 1961 | 0.707 | -48.7% |
| 1962 | 3.91 | +453.1% |
| 1963 | 2.09 | -46.7% |
| 1964 | 2.23 | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 4.04 | +81.7% |
| 1966 | 2.65 | -34.6% |
| 1967 | 2.21 | -16.4% |
| 1968 | 3.64 | +64.8% |
| 1969 | 4.26 | +16.9% |
| 1970 | 1.64 | -61.5% |
| 1971 | 2.95 | +79.9% |
| 1972 | 2.72 | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 2.37 | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 1.39 | -41.5% |
| 1975 | 3.42 | +146.3% |
| 1976 | 2.69 | -21.3% |
| 1977 | 2.76 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 3.58 | +29.9% |
| 1979 | 3.1 | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 2.75 | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 2.39 | -12.9% |
| 1982 | 3.19 | +33.2% |
| 1983 | 3.83 | +20.4% |
| 1984 | 3.18 | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 2.85 | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 3.59 | +25.8% |
| 1987 | 3.97 | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 3.22 | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 3.52 | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 3.71 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 4.12 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 3.55 | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 4.24 | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 4.68 | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 4.62 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.85 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 4.6 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 4.15 | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 6.7 | +61.4% |
| 2000 | 5.18 | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 5.69 | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 5.12 | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 5 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.52 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 5.09 | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 5.93 | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 5.88 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.32 | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 5.59 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 5.53 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.95 | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 5.73 | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 5.66 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.84 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.56 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 5.51 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.62 | +1.9% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 5.62 is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.28, 42% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 5.62 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.24, 90% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prostate cancer death rate in men 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +453.1% | 0.707 | 3.91 |
| 1975 | +146.3% | 1.39 | 3.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.43 | 1.05 | 2.06 | 5 |
| 1960s | 2.71 | 0.707 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.66 | 1.39 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.25 | 2.39 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.52 | 3.55 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.43 | 5 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 | 4.95 | 5.84 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prostate cancer death rate in men in Hong Kong?
- Prostate cancer death rate in men in Hong Kong was 5.62 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 in 1999.
- What is the lowest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.707 in 1961.
- How does Hong Kong rank for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Hong Kong ranks 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
- Is prostate cancer death rate in men rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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