Euro area vs Hong Kong, China: Life expectancy at birth, male
Euro area
79.87 years
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
82.7 years
in 2024
Euro area rank
1st
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Euro area
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 82.7 years against 79.87 years in Euro area, a difference of 2.83 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.4 years | 64.85 years | 2.55 years | Euro area |
| 1970s | 68.94 years | 69.14 years | 0.2039 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 71.22 years | 73.27 years | 2.04 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 73.32 years | 76.06 years | 2.74 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 76.15 years | 78.91 years | 2.76 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 78.8 years | 81.25 years | 2.44 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 79.25 years | 82.51 years | 3.26 years | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Euro area or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 82.7 years against 79.87 years in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Euro area and Hong Kong, China?
- 2.83 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Hong Kong, China?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Hong Kong, China rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Euro area ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 4th 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, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.