Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Annual death rate by age group
Hong Kong, China
1.46 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
1.77 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
40th
Japan rank
38th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.77 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 40th and Japan ranks 38th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 4.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.214 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.059 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.77 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 0.31 deaths per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 40th and Japan ranks 38th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.