Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Hong Kong, China or Réunion?

Hong Kong, China, at 4.88 years against 4.79 years in Réunion as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Hong Kong, China and Réunion?

0.09 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Réunion: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Hong Kong, China

4.88 years

in 2023

Réunion

4.79 years

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

67th

Réunion rank

69th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Hong Kong, China
Réunion

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 4.88 years against 4.79 years in Réunion, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 67th and Réunion ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Réunion in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Réunion	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8.37 years	6.92 years	1.45 years	Hong Kong, China
1960s	6.67 years	6.46 years	0.2041 years	Hong Kong, China
1970s	5.95 years	6.28 years	0.3269 years	Réunion
1980s	5.1 years	6.53 years	1.43 years	Réunion
1990s	5.29 years	6.55 years	1.26 years	Réunion
2000s	5.38 years	6.32 years	0.9361 years	Réunion
2010s	5.38 years	5.45 years	0.0751 years	Réunion
2020s	4.23 years	4.96 years	0.7321 years	Réunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Hong Kong, China or Réunion?: Hong Kong, China, at 4.88 years against 4.79 years in Réunion as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Hong Kong, China and Réunion?: 0.09 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Réunion?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Réunion rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Hong Kong, China ranks 67th and Réunion ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.