Hong Kong vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, adult, female

Hong Kong
32.77 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Switzerland
31.16 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
206th
Switzerland rank
207th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 32.77 per 1,000 female adults against 31.16 per 1,000 female adults in Switzerland, a difference of 1.61 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 206th and Switzerland ranks 207th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 131.12 per 1,000 female adults 93.74 per 1,000 female adults 37.37 per 1,000 female adults Hong Kong
1970s 103.42 per 1,000 female adults 79.11 per 1,000 female adults 24.31 per 1,000 female adults Hong Kong
1980s 73.22 per 1,000 female adults 66.95 per 1,000 female adults 6.27 per 1,000 female adults Hong Kong
1990s 53.26 per 1,000 female adults 59.3 per 1,000 female adults 6.04 per 1,000 female adults Switzerland
2000s 41.26 per 1,000 female adults 47.89 per 1,000 female adults 6.63 per 1,000 female adults Switzerland
2010s 36.43 per 1,000 female adults 37.21 per 1,000 female adults 0.784 per 1,000 female adults Switzerland
2020s 34.3 per 1,000 female adults 31.96 per 1,000 female adults 2.34 per 1,000 female adults Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Hong Kong or Switzerland?
Hong Kong, at 32.77 per 1,000 female adults against 31.16 per 1,000 female adults in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Hong Kong and Switzerland?
1.61 per 1,000 female adults, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Hong Kong ranks 206th and Switzerland ranks 207th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.