Which has higher deaths by age group, Hong Kong or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 3,317 deaths against 3,270 deaths in Hong Kong as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Hong Kong and Republic of Korea?

47 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.

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

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 Republic of Korea: Deaths by age group

Hong Kong

3,270 deaths

in 2023

Republic of Korea

3,317 deaths

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

15th

Republic of Korea rank

14th

Deaths by age group over time

Hong Kong
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 3,317 deaths against 3,270 deaths in Hong Kong, a difference of 47 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 15th and Republic of Korea ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.9 deaths	120.9 deaths	117 deaths	Republic of Korea
1960s	74.4 deaths	19.6 deaths	54.8 deaths	Hong Kong
1970s	22.5 deaths	18.4 deaths	4.1 deaths	Hong Kong
1980s	42.9 deaths	81.8 deaths	38.9 deaths	Republic of Korea
1990s	313.6 deaths	244.8 deaths	68.8 deaths	Hong Kong
2000s	569.3 deaths	653.1 deaths	83.8 deaths	Republic of Korea
2010s	1,020 deaths	1,568 deaths	547.7 deaths	Republic of Korea
2020s	2,415 deaths	3,426 deaths	1,011 deaths	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Hong Kong or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 3,317 deaths against 3,270 deaths in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Hong Kong and Republic of Korea?: 47 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Republic of Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Republic of Korea rank globally for deaths by age group?: Hong Kong ranks 15th and Republic of Korea ranks 14th 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 100+.