hk cancer statistics 2010
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With a statistics of 375 per 100,000 persons, HK is among the top 10 countries with the highest incidence of cancer. It seems that affluent countries tend to have a high incident rate.TRANSCRIPT
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Cancer of All Sites in 20102010
Male Female Male Female
Number of cases registered 13,901 12,489 7,831 5,245
Male : Female ratio 1.1 1 1.5 1
Median age (years) () 68 61 72 75
Crude rate* /* 422.0 334.8 237.7 140.6
Age-standardized rate (World)** ()** 271.5 218.2 146.1 80.7
Lifetime risk before age 75 (0-74) 1 in 4 1 in 5 1 in 8 1 in 14
Mortality : Incidence ratio (2006-10) 0.55 0.38
* All rates are expressed per 100,000 ** Rates are standardized to the age distribution of the WHO 2000 World Standard Population. /2000
Source: Hong Kong Cancer Registry, Hospital Authority:
Nov 2012
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Incidence and Mortality Trends for Cancer (all sites) by Sex, 1996-20101996-2010