Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Hong Kong, China
1.23 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Macau, China
1.31 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
231st
Macau, China rank
229th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.23 deaths per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 231st and Macau, China ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 30.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 15.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 8.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 2.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0294 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0625 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, 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, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.23 deaths per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 231st and Macau, China ranks 229th 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.