Hong Kong, China vs Israel: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Hong Kong, China
1.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Israel
2.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Hong Kong, China rank
90th
Israel rank
89th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Israel ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 90th and Israel ranks 89th of 109 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 167.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 164.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 57.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 49.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 22.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 10.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Hong Kong, China or Israel?
- Israel, at 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Hong Kong, China and Israel?
- 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Israel?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Israel rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 90th and Israel ranks 89th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.