What is mortality rates at age 65 in Hong Kong, China?

Mortality rates at age 65 in Hong Kong, China was 0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Hong Kong, China?

The highest recorded value was 6.79 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Hong Kong, China?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Hong Kong, China rank for mortality rates at age 65?

Hong Kong, China ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Hong Kong, China

Name: Mortality rates at age 65 in Hong Kong, China
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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Hong Kong, China: Mortality rates at age 65 was 0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 25.0%

World rank

229th

of 236 countries

All-time high

6.79 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 in Hong Kong, China, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rates at age 65 in Hong Kong, China is 0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Hong Kong, China peaked at 6.79 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Hong Kong, China ranks 229th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 65 in Hong Kong, China, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	6.79 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	6.6 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1952	6.36 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.6%
1953	6.13 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
1954	5.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1955	5.76 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1956	5.6 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1957	5.44 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1958	5.27 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1959	5.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.6%
1960	4.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.0%
1961	4.69 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.0%
1962	4.51 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
1963	4.34 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.9%
1964	4.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.8%
1965	4.01 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.8%
1966	3.9 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1967	3.8 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1968	3.74 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1969	3.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
1970	3.58 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1971	3.49 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1972	3.4 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1973	3.29 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.3%
1974	3.21 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1975	3.13 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
1976	3.06 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1977	2.99 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
1978	2.92 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
1979	2.83 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
1980	2.73 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.5%
1981	2.64 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.6%
1982	2.55 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1983	2.47 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1984	2.39 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
1985	2.33 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1986	2.28 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1987	2.23 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1988	2.18 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
1989	2.13 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
1990	2.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1991	2.07 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1992	2.05 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1993	2.02 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1994	1.95 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
1995	1.86 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.6%
1996	1.78 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.7%
1997	1.7 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.5%
1998	1.63 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.1%
1999	1.55 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.8%
2000	1.48 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.2%
2001	1.43 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.9%
2002	1.41 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
2003	1.41 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
2004	1.39 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
2005	1.36 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
2006	1.33 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
2007	1.29 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
2008	1.26 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
2009	1.23 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
2010	1.2 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
2011	1.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
2012	1.13 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
2013	1.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.3%
2014	1.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
2015	1.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
2016	1.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
2017	1.03 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
2018	1.02 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
2019	1.01 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
2020	1.06 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.1%
2021	0.9804 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.8%
2022	1.17 deaths per 1,000 people	+19.4%
2023	0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people	-25.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	5.9 deaths per 1,000 people	5.08 deaths per 1,000 people	6.79 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	4.17 deaths per 1,000 people	3.66 deaths per 1,000 people	4.88 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	3.19 deaths per 1,000 people	2.83 deaths per 1,000 people	3.58 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	2.39 deaths per 1,000 people	2.13 deaths per 1,000 people	2.73 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	1.87 deaths per 1,000 people	1.55 deaths per 1,000 people	2.09 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	1.36 deaths per 1,000 people	1.23 deaths per 1,000 people	1.48 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	1.08 deaths per 1,000 people	1.01 deaths per 1,000 people	1.2 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	1.02 deaths per 1,000 people	0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people	1.17 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

226 French Polynesia 0.8938 deaths per 1,000 people compare
227 Luxembourg 0.8917 deaths per 1,000 people compare
228 Liechtenstein 0.8875 deaths per 1,000 people compare
230 Macau, China 0.8704 deaths per 1,000 people compare
231 Andorra 0.8588 deaths per 1,000 people compare
232 United Arab Emirates 0.6889 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.4872 % change on previous year (2025)
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Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 65 in Hong Kong, China?: Mortality rates at age 65 in Hong Kong, China was 0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Hong Kong, China?: The highest recorded value was 6.79 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Hong Kong, China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8785 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for mortality rates at age 65?: Hong Kong, China ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 65
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.