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
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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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.