Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Hong Kong, China or Saint Barthelemy?

Hong Kong, China, at 85.51 years against 84.29 years in Saint Barthelemy as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Hong Kong, China and Saint Barthelemy?

1.22 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Saint Barthelemy?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Saint Barthelemy: Life expectancy at birth

Hong Kong, China

85.51 years

in 2023

Saint Barthelemy

84.29 years

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

3rd

Saint Barthelemy rank

6th

Life expectancy at birth over time

Hong Kong, China
Saint Barthelemy

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 85.51 years against 84.29 years in Saint Barthelemy, a difference of 1.22 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Saint Barthelemy ranks 6th of 236 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Saint Barthelemy	Difference	Ahead
1950s	61.94 years	57.77 years	4.17 years	Hong Kong, China
1960s	68.68 years	61.91 years	6.76 years	Hong Kong, China
1970s	72.58 years	68.57 years	4.01 years	Hong Kong, China
1980s	75.91 years	73.93 years	1.98 years	Hong Kong, China
1990s	78.89 years	77.51 years	1.38 years	Hong Kong, China
2000s	81.62 years	80.63 years	0.9821 years	Hong Kong, China
2010s	84.05 years	82.69 years	1.36 years	Hong Kong, China
2020s	84.7 years	84.21 years	0.4887 years	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Hong Kong, China or Saint Barthelemy?: Hong Kong, China, at 85.51 years against 84.29 years in Saint Barthelemy as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Hong Kong, China and Saint Barthelemy?: 1.22 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Saint Barthelemy?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Saint Barthelemy rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Saint Barthelemy ranks 6th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.