High income vs Hong Kong, China: Life expectancy at birth, total
High income
80.39 years
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
85.39 years
in 2024
High income rank
5th
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- High income
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 85.39 years against 80.39 years in High income, a difference of 5 years.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 5th and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.28 years | 68.37 years | 0.913 years | High income |
| 1970s | 71.28 years | 72.52 years | 1.24 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 73.45 years | 76.09 years | 2.64 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 74.98 years | 78.84 years | 3.86 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 77.13 years | 81.84 years | 4.71 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 79.47 years | 84.08 years | 4.6 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 79.59 years | 85.07 years | 5.47 years | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, High income or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 85.39 years against 80.39 years in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between High income and Hong Kong, China?
- 5 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Hong Kong, China?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do High income and Hong Kong, China rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- High income ranks 5th and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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.