European Union vs Hong Kong, China: Life expectancy at birth, female

European Union
84.22 years
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
88.22 years
in 2024
European Union rank
2nd
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • European Union
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 88.22 years against 84.22 years in European Union, a difference of 4 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 2nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1960s 72.91 years 72.07 years 0.8348 years European Union
1970s 75.13 years 76.08 years 0.9525 years Hong Kong, China
1980s 77.37 years 79.05 years 1.68 years Hong Kong, China
1990s 79.3 years 81.76 years 2.46 years Hong Kong, China
2000s 81.5 years 84.91 years 3.41 years Hong Kong, China
2010s 83.56 years 87.05 years 3.49 years Hong Kong, China
2020s 83.66 years 87.75 years 4.1 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, European Union or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 88.22 years against 84.22 years in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between European Union and Hong Kong, China?
4 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Hong Kong, China?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do European Union and Hong Kong, China rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
European Union ranks 2nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.