Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Life expectancy at age 15
Hong Kong, China
94.48 years
in 2100
Japan
94.45 years
in 2100
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Japan rank
3rd
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 94.48 years against 94.45 years in Japan, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 10 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.95 years | 69.12 years | 0.1695 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 72.04 years | 72.37 years | 0.3331 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 74.34 years | 75.4 years | 1.05 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 76.87 years | 78.4 years | 1.52 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 79.43 years | 80.43 years | 0.9973 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 81.99 years | 82.49 years | 0.4961 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 84.33 years | 83.97 years | 0.3647 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 85.67 years | 85.17 years | 0.5025 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2030s | 87.23 years | 86.55 years | 0.6818 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2040s | 88.53 years | 87.84 years | 0.6888 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2050s | 89.77 years | 89.09 years | 0.6735 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2060s | 90.9 years | 90.3 years | 0.5916 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2070s | 91.93 years | 91.5 years | 0.433 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2080s | 92.91 years | 92.65 years | 0.2574 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2090s | 93.91 years | 93.8 years | 0.106 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2100s | 94.48 years | 94.45 years | 0.028 years | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Hong Kong, China, at 94.48 years against 94.45 years in Japan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 0.03 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.