Hong Kong, China vs Netherlands: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Hong Kong, China
8.47 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Netherlands
8.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
72nd
Netherlands rank
71st
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 8.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd and Netherlands ranks 71st of 111 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 182.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 167.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 92.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 83.62 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 35.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 17.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 15.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 8.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Hong Kong, China or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 8.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Hong Kong, China and Netherlands?
- 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Netherlands rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd and Netherlands ranks 71st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.