Hong Kong, China vs Luxembourg: Mortality rates at age 65
Hong Kong, China
0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Luxembourg
0.8917 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
229th
Luxembourg rank
227th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.8917 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0132 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 229th and Luxembourg ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5497 deaths per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4531 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 2.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6712 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 1.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3341 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2542 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1871 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0704 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Hong Kong, China or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.8917 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Hong Kong, China and Luxembourg?
- 0.0132 deaths per 1,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Luxembourg?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Luxembourg rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 229th and Luxembourg ranks 227th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.