Hong Kong vs Turkey: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

Hong Kong
5.29
in 2023
Turkey
5.33
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
102nd
Turkey rank
100th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 5.33 against 5.29 in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.04.

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

Hong Kong ranks 102nd and Turkey ranks 100th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Turkey Difference Ahead
1950s 7.92 5.9 2.03 Hong Kong
1960s 7.22 5.97 1.25 Hong Kong
1970s 6.7 6.56 0.1409 Hong Kong
1980s 5.63 6.91 1.28 Turkey
1990s 5.83 7.04 1.21 Turkey
2000s 5.86 6.57 0.7073 Turkey
2010s 5.79 6.28 0.487 Turkey
2020s 4.64 6.03 1.39 Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Hong Kong or Turkey?
Turkey, at 5.33 against 5.29 in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Hong Kong and Turkey?
0.04, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Turkey?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Turkey rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
Hong Kong ranks 102nd and Turkey ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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