Survival to age 65, male in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Survival to age 65, male was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, male in Hong Kong, China is 90.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 90.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 1960.
That places Hong Kong, China 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.3% | — |
| 1961 | 58.0% | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 59.1% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 60.4% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 61.8% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 63.3% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 64.3% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 68.9% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 69.7% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 70.4% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 72.5% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 76.4% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 77.3% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 78.3% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 90.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.3%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 90.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.1%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.1% | 56.3% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.9% | 66.7% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.5% | 74.1% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 80.5% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 85.5% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 88.2% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.6% | 90.6% | 5 |
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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 survival to age 65, male in Hong Kong, China?
- Survival to age 65, male in Hong Kong, China was 90.6% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.