Cayman Islands vs Hong Kong, China: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Cayman Islands
0.9263 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
1.23 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
234th
Hong Kong, China rank
231st
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Cayman Islands
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 1.23 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9263 deaths per 1,000 people in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.3037 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.3 times Cayman Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 234th and Hong Kong, China ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 6 and Hong Kong, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 65.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 46.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1970s | 24.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.44 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 9.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 5.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9112 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1286 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2155 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Cayman Islands or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 1.23 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9263 deaths per 1,000 people in Cayman Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Cayman Islands and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.3037 deaths per 1,000 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Hong Kong, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cayman Islands and Hong Kong, China rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Cayman Islands ranks 234th and Hong Kong, China ranks 231st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.