Hong Kong, China vs Papua New Guinea: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality
Hong Kong, China
5.29 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5.35 years
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
102nd
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.35 years against 5.29 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.92 years | 4.28 years | 3.64 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 7.22 years | 4.19 years | 3.03 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 6.7 years | 4.45 years | 2.26 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 5.63 years | 4.73 years | 0.8991 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 4.39 years | 1.44 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 5.86 years | 3.95 years | 1.91 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 5.79 years | 5.12 years | 0.6735 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 4.64 years | 5.52 years | 0.8874 years | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality, Hong Kong, China or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.35 years against 5.29 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality between Hong Kong, China and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.06 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th 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 versus child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.