The top ten fatal diseases of Hong Kong men in 2019
| Rank |
Fatal disease |
death toll |
percentage(%)# |
| 1 |
cancer |
8,645 |
31.9% |
| 2 |
pneumonia |
5,026 |
18.5% |
| 3 |
heart disease |
3,409 |
12.6% |
| 4 |
Cerebrovascular disease |
1,543 |
5.7% |
| 5 |
External causes of illness and death |
1,219 |
4.5% |
| 6 |
Chronic lower respiratory disease |
1,042 |
3.8% |
| 7 |
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrotic diseases |
810 |
3.0% |
| 8 |
septicemia |
598 |
2.2% |
| 9 |
Dementia |
545 |
2.0% |
| 10 |
diabetes |
249 |
0.9% |
|
other illnesses |
4,010 |
14.8% |
|
total |
27,096 |
100.0% |
The top ten fatal diseases of Hong Kong women in 2019
| Rank |
Fatal disease |
death toll |
percentage(%)# |
| 1 |
cancer |
6,226 |
28.8% |
| 2 |
pneumonia |
4,245 |
19.6% |
| 3 |
heart disease |
2,687 |
12.4% |
| 4 |
Cerebrovascular disease |
1,427 |
6.6% |
| 5 |
Dementia |
945 |
4.4% |
| 6 |
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrotic diseases |
857 |
4.0% |
| 7 |
External causes of illness and death |
629 |
2.9% |
| 8 |
septicemia |
467 |
2.2% |
| 9 |
Chronic lower respiratory disease |
331 |
1.5% |
| 10 |
diabetes |
244 |
1.1% |
|
other illnesses |
3,550 |
16.4% |
|
total |
21,608 |
100.0% |
