Which has higher deaths by age group, Hong Kong, China or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 4,489 deaths against 3,270 deaths in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Hong Kong, China and Russian Federation?

1,219 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.

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

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, China vs Russian Federation: Deaths by age group

Hong Kong, China

3,270 deaths

in 2023

Russian Federation

4,489 deaths

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

15th

Russian Federation rank

12th

Deaths by age group over time

Hong Kong, China
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 4,489 deaths against 3,270 deaths in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1,219 deaths.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.4 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 15th and Russian Federation ranks 12th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.9 deaths	387.5 deaths	383.6 deaths	Russian Federation
1960s	74.4 deaths	432.3 deaths	357.9 deaths	Russian Federation
1970s	22.5 deaths	537.4 deaths	514.9 deaths	Russian Federation
1980s	42.9 deaths	980 deaths	937.1 deaths	Russian Federation
1990s	313.6 deaths	1,477 deaths	1,163 deaths	Russian Federation
2000s	569.3 deaths	2,587 deaths	2,018 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	1,020 deaths	3,348 deaths	2,328 deaths	Russian Federation
2020s	2,415 deaths	4,798 deaths	2,383 deaths	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Hong Kong, China or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 4,489 deaths against 3,270 deaths in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Hong Kong, China and Russian Federation?: 1,219 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Russian Federation?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Russian Federation rank globally for deaths by age group?: Hong Kong, China ranks 15th and Russian Federation ranks 12th 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+.