- In 2022, 5,948 inpatient discharges and deaths were related to the malignant neoplasm of stomach, commonly known as stomach cancer, which accounted for 2.4% of hospitalization due to all types of cancers.
Figure 1. Number of In-patient Discharges and Deaths due to Stomach Cancer, 1993-2022
- Stomach cancer was the sixth leading cause of cancer death in Hong Kong in 2022. In 2022, 634 persons died from stomach cancer, accounting for 4.3% of all cancer deaths. The crude death rates for male and female were 11.3 and 6.4 per 100,000 population of respective sex.
Figure 2. Number of Deaths and Crude Death Rate due to Stomach Cancer, 1981-2022
- The age-standardized death rate due to stomach cancer generally decreased between 1981 and 2022. The age-standardized death rates of male were higher than those of female.
Figure 3. Age-standardized Death Rate due to Stomach Cancer, 1981-2022
- In 2022, the age-specific death rates due to stomach cancer for both sexes increased steeply in older age. The age-specific death rates of male were generally higher than those of female after age 60.
Figure 4. Age-specific Death Rate due to Stomach Cancer, 2022
Note(s):
Classification of diseases and causes of death is based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) 10th Revision from 2001 onwards. Figures from 2001 onwards may not be comparable with figures for previous years which were compiled based on the ICD 9th Revision. Hence, caution should be exercised when interpreting the trend of diseases across 2000 and 2001.
Stomach cancer corresponds to codes 151 in ICD-9 and C16 in ICD-10.