Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Hong Kong, China
1.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Korea
2.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Hong Kong, China rank
90th
Korea rank
87th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 90th and Korea ranks 87th of 109 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 1990s | 22.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 10.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 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 Korea?
- Korea, at 2.41 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 Korea?
- 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 90th and Korea ranks 87th 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.