Hong Kong, China vs Late-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, male

Hong Kong, China
82.7 years
in 2024
Late-demographic dividend
74.23 years
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
Late-demographic dividend rank
9th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 82.7 years against 74.23 years in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 8.47 years.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Late-demographic dividend's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th 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 Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 64.85 years 52.03 years 12.82 years Hong Kong, China
1970s 69.14 years 59.09 years 10.05 years Hong Kong, China
1980s 73.27 years 63.74 years 9.53 years Hong Kong, China
1990s 76.06 years 66.61 years 9.45 years Hong Kong, China
2000s 78.91 years 69.85 years 9.06 years Hong Kong, China
2010s 81.25 years 72.94 years 8.31 years Hong Kong, China
2020s 82.51 years 73.88 years 8.63 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Hong Kong, China or Late-demographic dividend?
Hong Kong, China, at 82.7 years against 74.23 years in Late-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Hong Kong, China and Late-demographic dividend?
8.47 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Late-demographic dividend?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th 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, 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.