Hong Kong, China vs Monaco: Life expectancy at birth, by sex

Hong Kong, China
88.13 years
in 2023
Monaco
88.5 years
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Monaco rank
1st

Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Monaco
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How they compare

Monaco currently reports 88.5 years against 88.13 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.37 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Monaco has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Monaco ranks 1st of 236 countries.

Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Monaco Difference Ahead
1950s 65.52 years 72.71 years 7.19 years Monaco
1960s 72.07 years 75.71 years 3.64 years Monaco
1970s 75.79 years 76.97 years 1.17 years Monaco
1980s 78.72 years 80.32 years 1.6 years Monaco
1990s 81.89 years 84.68 years 2.79 years Monaco
2000s 84.6 years 87.11 years 2.51 years Monaco
2010s 86.96 years 87.95 years 0.9919 years Monaco
2020s 86.98 years 88 years 1.01 years Monaco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Hong Kong, China or Monaco?
Monaco, at 88.5 years against 88.13 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Hong Kong, China and Monaco?
0.37 years, with Monaco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Monaco?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Monaco rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Monaco ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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