Share of deaths that are registered in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Share of deaths that are registered was 96.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
96.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
78th
of 145 countries
All-time high
96.4%
in 2018
All-time low
95.3%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Share of deaths that are registered in Hong Kong, 2015–2019

0204060801002015201720192015: 95.3 %2016: 95.5 %2017: 95.4 %2018: 96.4 %2019: 96 %

Source: Ariel Karlinsky (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Hong Kong recorded 96.0% for share of deaths that are registered in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over five years.

Hong Kong ranks 78th of 145 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of deaths that are registered in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Share of deaths that are registered in Hong Kong, 2015 to 2019.
Year % Change
2015 95.3%
2016 95.5% +0.1%
2017 95.4% -0.1%
2018 96.4% +1.0%
2019 96.0% -0.4%

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 76 Barbados 96.4% compare
  2. 77 Paraguay 96.2% compare
  3. 79 Latvia 95.7% compare
  4. 80 Colombia 95.7% compare
  5. 81 South Korea 95.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of deaths that are registered in Hong Kong?
Share of deaths that are registered in Hong Kong was 96.0% in 2019, according to Ariel Karlinsky (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of deaths that are registered recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest share of deaths that are registered recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2015.
How does Hong Kong rank for share of deaths that are registered?
Hong Kong ranks 78th out of 145 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
The figures come from Ariel Karlinsky (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths that are registered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of deaths that are registered
Unit
%
Source
Ariel Karlinsky (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 725 data points, 2015–2019
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Number of deaths reported in a country's vital registration system as a share of total expected deaths. Expected deaths are taken as the average of estimates from three international sources: the UN, WHO, and IHME.