Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 5.29 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Hong Kong, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 5.29 for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Hong Kong peaked at 8.03 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2021.
Hong Kong 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.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.81 | — |
| 1951 | 7.96 | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 7.97 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 7.91 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 7.9 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 7.91 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 8 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 8.03 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 7.97 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 7.77 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 7.53 | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 7.41 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 7.3 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 7.37 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 7.25 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 7.15 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 7.02 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 7.02 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.05 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 7.12 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 7.2 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 7.16 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 7.15 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 7.03 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 6.88 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 6.66 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 6.45 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 6.3 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 6.17 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 6.04 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 5.86 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 5.72 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 5.62 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 5.5 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 5.39 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 5.43 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.54 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 5.75 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 5.72 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.76 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.74 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 5.75 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.79 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 5.83 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.92 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.9 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.89 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.83 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.82 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.82 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.87 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.92 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.93 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.91 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.86 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.83 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.81 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.84 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.83 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.81 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.8 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.79 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.78 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.64 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.66 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.76 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.91 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.91 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.96 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.59 | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4 | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 5.28 | +55.4% |
| 2023 | 5.29 | +0.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 5.29 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.98, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 5.29 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +55.4% | 3.4 | 5.28 |
| 2021 | -26.0% | 4.59 | 3.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.92 | 7.77 | 8.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.22 | 7.02 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.7 | 6.04 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.63 | 5.39 | 5.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.83 | 5.74 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.86 | 5.81 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.79 | 5.64 | 5.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 | 3.4 | 5.29 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Hong Kong?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Hong Kong was 5.29 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 8.03 in 1957.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2021.
- How does Hong Kong rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Hong Kong ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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