Which has higher births and deaths per year, Hong Kong, China or Slovakia?

Hong Kong, China, at 57,190 deaths against 54,173 deaths in Slovakia as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Hong Kong, China and Slovakia?

3,017 deaths, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Slovakia?

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 Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Slovakia: Births and deaths per year

Hong Kong, China

57,190 deaths

in 2023

Slovakia

54,173 deaths

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

102nd

Slovakia rank

104th

Births and deaths per year over time

Hong Kong, China
Slovakia

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 57,190 deaths against 54,173 deaths in Slovakia, a difference of 3,017 deaths.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 102nd and Slovakia ranks 104th of 236 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20,160 deaths	35,615 deaths	15,455 deaths	Slovakia
1960s	17,114 deaths	35,122 deaths	18,007 deaths	Slovakia
1970s	22,529 deaths	45,178 deaths	22,648 deaths	Slovakia
1980s	27,860 deaths	52,402 deaths	24,542 deaths	Slovakia
1990s	33,740 deaths	53,371 deaths	19,631 deaths	Slovakia
2000s	39,650 deaths	52,797 deaths	13,147 deaths	Slovakia
2010s	47,128 deaths	52,406 deaths	5,278 deaths	Slovakia
2020s	58,138 deaths	61,677 deaths	3,539 deaths	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Hong Kong, China or Slovakia?: Hong Kong, China, at 57,190 deaths against 54,173 deaths in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Hong Kong, China and Slovakia?: 3,017 deaths, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Slovakia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Slovakia rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Hong Kong, China ranks 102nd and Slovakia ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
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.