Hong Kong vs North America: Survival to age 65, female
Hong Kong
94.8%
in 2024
North America
88.9%
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
9th
North America rank
9th
Survival to age 65, female over time
- Hong Kong
- North America
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 94.8% against 88.9% in North America, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 9th and North America ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 6 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.5% | 79.1% | 1.6% | North America |
| 1970s | 82.8% | 81.8% | 1.0% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 87.4% | 84.5% | 2.9% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 86.1% | 5.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 87.4% | 5.9% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 88.2% | 6.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 87.3% | 7.2% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Hong Kong or North America?
- Hong Kong, at 94.8% against 88.9% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Hong Kong and North America?
- 5.9%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and North America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and North America rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 9th and North America ranks 9th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.