Sex gap in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.29 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.29 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
102nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.03 years
in 1957
All-time low
3.4 years
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China is 5.29 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China peaked at 8.03 years in 1957 and was at its lowest, 3.4 years, in 2021.
Hong Kong, China ranks 102nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.81 years | — |
| 1951 | 7.96 years | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 7.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 7.91 years | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 7.9 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 7.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 8 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 8.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 7.97 years | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 7.77 years | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 7.53 years | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 7.41 years | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 7.3 years | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 7.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 7.25 years | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 7.15 years | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 7.02 years | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 7.02 years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 7.12 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 7.2 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 7.16 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 7.15 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 7.03 years | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 6.88 years | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 6.66 years | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 6.45 years | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 6.3 years | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 6.17 years | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 6.04 years | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 5.86 years | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 5.72 years | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 5.62 years | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 5.5 years | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 5.39 years | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 5.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.54 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 5.75 years | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 5.72 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.74 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 5.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 5.83 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.92 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.89 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.83 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.82 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.91 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.86 years | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.83 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.81 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.81 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.79 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.78 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.64 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.76 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.91 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.96 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.59 years | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4 years | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 5.28 years | +55.4% |
| 2023 | 5.29 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.92 years | 7.77 years | 8.03 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.22 years | 7.02 years | 7.53 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.7 years | 6.04 years | 7.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.63 years | 5.39 years | 5.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 5.74 years | 5.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.86 years | 5.81 years | 5.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.79 years | 5.64 years | 5.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 years | 3.4 years | 5.29 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China was 5.29 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 8.03 years in 1957.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 years in 2021.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.