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
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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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (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.