Hong Kong, China vs Italy: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Hong Kong, China
1.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Italy
2.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Hong Kong, China rank
90th
Italy rank
88th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 90th and Italy ranks 88th of 109 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,156 deaths per 100,000 people | 885.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1,270 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 659.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 648.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 270.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 304.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 57.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 22.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 10.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.34 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 Italy?
- Italy, at 2.37 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 Italy?
- 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Italy rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 90th and Italy ranks 88th 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.