Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita 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 versus GDP per capita 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
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China stood at 5.29 years.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 8.03 years in 1957 and was at its lowest, 3.4 years, in 2021.
That places Hong Kong, China 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 versus GDP per capita 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% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 5.29 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.98 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 5.29 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China 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 years | 5.28 years |
| 2021 | -26.0% | 4.59 years | 3.4 years |
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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More health data for Hong Kong, China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0171 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 versus gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 8.03 years in 1957.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 versus gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 versus GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.