Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Life expectancy
Hong Kong, China
85.2 years
in 2020
Korea
83.61 years
in 2020
Hong Kong, China rank
1st
Korea rank
4th
Life expectancy over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Korea
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 85.2 years against 83.61 years in Korea, a difference of 1.59 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Korea ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Korea ranks 4th of 162 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 30.75 years | 25 years | 5.75 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1910s | 32.19 years | 25 years | 7.19 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1920s | 44.15 years | 31.55 years | 12.6 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1930s | 47.45 years | 39.98 years | 7.47 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1950s | 62.9 years | 49.58 years | 13.32 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 66.85 years | 55.62 years | 11.23 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 70.75 years | 63.1 years | 7.65 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 75.2 years | 67.25 years | 7.95 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 78.31 years | 72.94 years | 5.37 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 81.26 years | 77.49 years | 3.77 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 83.64 years | 81.66 years | 1.98 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 85.2 years | 83.61 years | 1.59 years | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
- Hong Kong, China, at 85.2 years against 83.61 years in Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 1.59 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for life expectancy?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Korea ranks 4th 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.