Hong Kong, China vs Slovenia: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Hong Kong, China
1.23 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Slovenia
1.41 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
231st
Slovenia rank
228th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 1.41 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.23 deaths per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 231st and Slovenia ranks 228th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 30.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 15.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovenia |
| 1980s | 8.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 2.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.756 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 2 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1835 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2662 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovenia |
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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 1.41 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 Slovenia?
- 0.18 deaths per 1,000 people, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Slovenia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Slovenia rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 231st and Slovenia ranks 228th 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.