Hong Kong, China vs OECD members: Life expectancy at birth, female

Hong Kong, China
88.22 years
in 2024
OECD members
82.99 years
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
OECD members rank
5th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 88.22 years against 82.99 years in OECD members, a difference of 5.23 years.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 5th of 218 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 OECD members Difference Ahead
1960s 72.07 years 71.33 years 0.7435 years Hong Kong, China
1970s 76.08 years 74.1 years 1.98 years Hong Kong, China
1980s 79.05 years 76.84 years 2.21 years Hong Kong, China
1990s 81.76 years 78.91 years 2.85 years Hong Kong, China
2000s 84.91 years 80.86 years 4.05 years Hong Kong, China
2010s 87.05 years 82.46 years 4.59 years Hong Kong, China
2020s 87.75 years 82.3 years 5.45 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Hong Kong, China or OECD members?
Hong Kong, China, at 88.22 years against 82.99 years in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Hong Kong, China and OECD members?
5.23 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and OECD members?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and OECD members rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 5th of 218 countries.
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.