Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Annual death rates at different ages
Hong Kong, China
1.35 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
1.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
233rd
Japan rank
231st
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 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 233rd and Japan ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 33.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.41 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 16.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 8.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3808 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.043 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 1.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0795 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2898 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 0.3 deaths per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 233rd and Japan 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. 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.