Period versus cohort life expectancy in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 85.25 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Hong Kong, 1986–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, period versus cohort life expectancy in Hong Kong stood at 85.25 years. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Hong Kong peaked at 85.25 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.96 years, in 1986.
That places Hong Kong 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 76.96 years | — |
| 1987 | 77.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 77.03 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 77.05 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 77.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 77.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 77.75 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 78.98 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 79.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 79.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 79.98 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 80.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 80.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.02 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.43 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.4 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 82.18 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 82.14 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.95 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 82.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 83.11 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 83.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.94 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.63 years | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 85.25 years | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.01 years | 76.96 years | 77.05 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 78.93 years | 77.31 years | 80.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.58 years | 80.66 years | 82.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.85 years | 82.66 years | 84.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.76 years | 83.63 years | 85.25 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period versus cohort life expectancy in Hong Kong?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Hong Kong was 85.25 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 85.25 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.96 years in 1986.
- How does Hong Kong rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.