Hong Kong, China vs Turkmenistan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Hong Kong, China
5.27 years
in 2023
Turkmenistan
5.3 years
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
98th
Turkmenistan rank
96th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 5.3 years against 5.27 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 98th and Turkmenistan ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.9 years | 6.32 years | 2.58 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 7.18 years | 6.68 years | 0.5012 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 6.63 years | 6.12 years | 0.5087 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 5.59 years | 5.24 years | 0.35 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 5.81 years | 5.92 years | 0.1173 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 5.83 years | 6.66 years | 0.8273 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 5.77 years | 5.71 years | 0.0613 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 4.62 years | 5.49 years | 0.8709 years | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Hong Kong, China or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 5.3 years against 5.27 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Hong Kong, China and Turkmenistan?
- 0.03 years, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Turkmenistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 98th and Turkmenistan ranks 96th 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 different ages. 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.