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Male life expectancy at birth in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Male life expectancy at birth was 82.84 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
82.84 years
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
3rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.33 years
in 2021
All-time low
53.6 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Male life expectancy at birth in Hong Kong, China, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 82.84 years for male life expectancy at birth in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male life expectancy at birth in Hong Kong, China peaked at 83.33 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.6 years, in 1950.

That places Hong Kong, China 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Male life expectancy at birth in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Year years Change
1950 53.6 years —
1951 54.4 years +1.5%
1952 55.41 years +1.9%
1953 56.5 years +2.0%
1954 57.54 years +1.8%
1955 58.38 years +1.5%
1956 59.04 years +1.1%
1957 59.64 years +1.0%
1958 60.33 years +1.2%
1959 61.14 years +1.3%
1960 62.02 years +1.4%
1961 62.83 years +1.3%
1962 63.35 years +0.8%
1963 64.05 years +1.1%
1964 64.68 years +1.0%
1965 65.38 years +1.1%
1966 65.84 years +0.7%
1967 66.4 years +0.9%
1968 66.78 years +0.6%
1969 67.15 years +0.6%
1970 67.42 years +0.4%
1971 67.69 years +0.4%
1972 67.93 years +0.4%
1973 68.53 years +0.9%
1974 68.95 years +0.6%
1975 69.36 years +0.6%
1976 69.7 years +0.5%
1977 70.07 years +0.5%
1978 70.43 years +0.5%
1979 70.84 years +0.6%
1980 71.29 years +0.6%
1981 71.74 years +0.6%
1982 72.13 years +0.5%
1983 72.56 years +0.6%
1984 72.99 years +0.6%
1985 73.53 years +0.7%
1986 73.9 years +0.5%
1987 74.16 years +0.4%
1988 74.24 years +0.1%
1989 74.38 years +0.2%
1990 74.62 years +0.3%
1991 74.87 years +0.3%
1992 75.16 years +0.4%
1993 75.49 years +0.4%
1994 75.85 years +0.5%
1995 76.25 years +0.5%
1996 76.61 years +0.5%
1997 76.91 years +0.4%
1998 77.25 years +0.4%
1999 77.56 years +0.4%
2000 77.85 years +0.4%
2001 78.1 years +0.3%
2002 78.28 years +0.2%
2003 78.26 years -0.0%
2004 78.59 years +0.4%
2005 78.81 years +0.3%
2006 79.09 years +0.3%
2007 79.27 years +0.2%
2008 79.47 years +0.3%
2009 79.72 years +0.3%
2010 80 years +0.3%
2011 80.3 years +0.4%
2012 80.55 years +0.3%
2013 80.86 years +0.4%
2014 81.12 years +0.3%
2015 81.32 years +0.3%
2016 81.5 years +0.2%
2017 81.71 years +0.3%
2018 82.03 years +0.4%
2019 82.28 years +0.3%
2020 82.37 years +0.1%
2021 83.33 years +1.2%
2022 80.84 years -3.0%
2023 82.84 years +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 57.6 years 53.6 years 61.14 years 10
1960s 64.85 years 62.02 years 67.15 years 10
1970s 69.09 years 67.42 years 70.84 years 10
1980s 73.09 years 71.29 years 74.38 years 10
1990s 76.06 years 74.62 years 77.56 years 10
2000s 78.74 years 77.85 years 79.72 years 10
2010s 81.17 years 80 years 82.28 years 10
2020s 82.35 years 80.84 years 83.33 years 4

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 1 Monaco 84.45 years compare
  2. 2 San Marino 84.21 years compare
  3. 4 Andorra 82.1 years compare
  4. 5 Australia 82.1 years compare
  5. 6 Switzerland 82.01 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is male life expectancy at birth in Hong Kong, China?
Male life expectancy at birth in Hong Kong, China was 82.84 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male life expectancy at birth recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 83.33 years in 2021.
What is the lowest male life expectancy at birth recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 53.6 years in 1950.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for male life expectancy at birth?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Male life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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