Estonia vs Hong Kong: Child mortality
Estonia
0.2016 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hong Kong
0.181 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Estonia rank
201st
Hong Kong rank
202nd
Child mortality over time
- Estonia
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births against 0.181 deaths per 100 live births in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0206 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Estonia ranks 201st and Hong Kong ranks 202nd of 203 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 6 and Hong Kong in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.39 deaths per 100 live births | 7.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2956 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 1980s | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.915 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5761 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9738 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.7668 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3367 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4301 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.3383 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2358 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1025 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.2205 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1884 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0321 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Estonia or Hong Kong?
- Estonia, at 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births against 0.181 deaths per 100 live births in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Estonia and Hong Kong?
- 0.0206 deaths per 100 live births, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Hong Kong?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Hong Kong rank globally for child mortality?
- Estonia ranks 201st and Hong Kong ranks 202nd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.