Australia vs Hong Kong, China: Life expectancy
Australia
84.32 years
in 2020
Hong Kong, China
85.2 years
in 2020
Australia rank
3rd
Hong Kong, China rank
1st
Life expectancy over time
- Australia
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 85.2 years against 84.32 years in Australia, a difference of 0.88 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 1st of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 10 and Hong Kong, China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 48.05 years | 25 years | 23.05 years | Australia |
| 1880s | 49.02 years | 25 years | 24.02 years | Australia |
| 1890s | 51 years | 25 years | 26 years | Australia |
| 1900s | 54.98 years | 30.75 years | 24.23 years | Australia |
| 1910s | 58.98 years | 32.19 years | 26.8 years | Australia |
| 1920s | 63.12 years | 44.15 years | 18.97 years | Australia |
| 1930s | 65.59 years | 47.45 years | 18.14 years | Australia |
| 1950s | 69.58 years | 62.9 years | 6.68 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 70.84 years | 66.85 years | 3.99 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 71.72 years | 70.75 years | 0.9635 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 75 years | 75.2 years | 0.2025 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 77.65 years | 78.31 years | 0.6583 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 80.37 years | 81.26 years | 0.8867 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 82.36 years | 83.64 years | 1.29 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 84.32 years | 85.2 years | 0.8729 years | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Australia or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 85.2 years against 84.32 years in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Australia and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.88 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hong Kong, China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Hong Kong, China rank globally for life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 1st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.