Hong Kong vs Sweden: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Hong Kong
82.7 years
in 2024
Sweden
82.6 years
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
4th
Sweden rank
6th
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- Hong Kong
- Sweden
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 82.7 years against 82.6 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.85 years | 71.62 years | 6.77 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 69.14 years | 72.22 years | 3.08 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 73.27 years | 73.76 years | 0.495 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 76.06 years | 76 years | 0.055 years | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 78.91 years | 78.35 years | 0.561 years | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 81.25 years | 80.41 years | 0.835 years | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 82.51 years | 81.52 years | 0.986 years | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Hong Kong or Sweden?
- Hong Kong, at 82.7 years against 82.6 years in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Hong Kong and Sweden?
- 0.1 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 6th 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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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.