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Mortality in Hong Kong SAR, China, by the numbers

Hong Kong SAR, China sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 85.5 years of life, 3rd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Hong Kong SAR, China, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
85.5 yrs
3rd of 212
Population aged 65+
22.7 %
13th highest of 212
Male mortality penalty
26.3 /1,000
23rd lowest of 212

7 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Hong Kong SAR, China ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 85.5 yrs 3 of 212 2024
Crude death rate 7.0 /1,000 119 of 212 2024
Male mortality penalty 26.3 /1,000 190 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 5.5 yrs 80 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 88.5 men/100 women 172 of 212 2024
Population aged 65+ 22.7 % 13 of 212 2024
GDP per capita $54,075 28 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Hong Kong SAR, China's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 13th highest population aged 65+ in the world (22.7 %) and the 23rd lowest male mortality penalty in the world (26.3 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Hong Kong SAR, China; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.