Which has higher deaths by age group, Hong Kong or Samoa?

Samoa, at 86 deaths against 76 deaths in Hong Kong as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Samoa?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Samoa: Deaths by age group

Hong Kong

76 deaths

in 2023

Samoa

86 deaths

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

169th

Samoa rank

166th

Deaths by age group over time

Hong Kong
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 86 deaths against 76 deaths in Hong Kong, a difference of 10 deaths.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 166th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 7 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8,176 deaths	663.4 deaths	7,513 deaths	Hong Kong
1960s	4,390 deaths	536 deaths	3,854 deaths	Hong Kong
1970s	1,646 deaths	328 deaths	1,318 deaths	Hong Kong
1980s	883.1 deaths	212.3 deaths	670.8 deaths	Hong Kong
1990s	410.7 deaths	148.5 deaths	262.2 deaths	Hong Kong
2000s	211.4 deaths	114.7 deaths	96.7 deaths	Hong Kong
2010s	179.8 deaths	112 deaths	67.8 deaths	Hong Kong
2020s	89.75 deaths	94 deaths	4.25 deaths	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Hong Kong or Samoa?: Samoa, at 86 deaths against 76 deaths in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Hong Kong and Samoa?: 10 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Samoa rank globally for deaths by age group?: Hong Kong ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.