Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Hong Kong, China
1.46 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
1.84 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
234th
Singapore rank
231st
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 234th and Singapore ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 71.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1960s | 35.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 17.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3698 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 9.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 4.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1726 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2761 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 2.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1628 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5103 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 1.84 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 rates at different ages in males between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 0.38 deaths per 1,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 234th and Singapore 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 at different ages in males. 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.