This statistic shows the average life expectancy at birth in Hong Kong from 2000 to 2024, by gender. In 2024, a new born female child in Hong Kong had an average life expectancy of **** years.

Over the last two observations, the life expectancy has significantly increased in all gender groups Comparing the two different gender groups for the year 2023, the 'life expectancy of women at birth' leads the ranking with 88.09 years. Contrastingly, 'life expectancy of men at birth' is ranked last, with 82.54 years. Their difference, compared to life expectancy of women at birth, lies at 5.55 years. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years the average newborn is expected to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of birth do not change thereafter.Find further similar statistics for other countries or regions like Iraq and Azerbaijan.

Hong Kong HK: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data was reported at 87.300 Year in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 87.300 Year for 2015. Hong Kong HK: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 79.900 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 87.300 Year in 2016 and a record low of 70.692 Year in 1960. Hong Kong HK: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Hong Kong: Life expectancy, in years, female: The latest value from 2022 is 86.77 years, a decline from 87.94 years in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 74.94 years, based on data from 192 countries. Historically, the average for Hong Kong from 1960 to 2022 is 80.6 years. The minimum value, 70.26 years, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 88.06 years was recorded in 2019.

In 2024, the average life expectancy at birth for women in Hong Kong amounted to **** years. Comparatively, the average female life expectancy at birth in North Korea was approximately **** years in 2024.

Hong Kong HK: Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults data was reported at 35.551 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 36.065 Ratio for 2015. Hong Kong HK: Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 63.141 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 138.769 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 35.551 Ratio in 2016. Hong Kong HK: Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.World Bank: Health Statistics. Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The Human Mortality Database.; Weighted average;

Monaco had the highest life expectancy among both men and women worldwide as of 2024. That year, life expectancy for men and women was ** and ** years, respectively. The East Asian countries and regions, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Macao, followed. Many of the countries on the list are struggling with aging populations and a declining workforce as more people enter retirement age compared to people entering employment.

Hong Kong: Deaths of female children under five years of age per 1000 live births: The latest value from is deaths per 1000 births, unavailable from deaths per 1000 births in . In comparison, the world average is 0 deaths per 1000 births, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Hong Kong from to is deaths per 1000 births. The minimum value, deaths per 1000 births, was reached in while the maximum of deaths per 1000 births was recorded in .

Hong Kong HK: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort data was reported at 94.363 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 94.275 % for 2015. Hong Kong HK: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort data is updated yearly, averaging 89.051 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 94.363 % in 2016 and a record low of 75.095 % in 1960. Hong Kong HK: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.World Bank: Health Statistics. 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.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Over the last two observations, the life expectancy has significantly increased in all gender groups Comparing the two different gender groups for the year 2023, the 'life expectancy of women at birth' leads the ranking with 84.5 years. Contrastingly, 'life expectancy of men at birth' is ranked last, with 81.3 years. Their difference, compared to life expectancy of women at birth, lies at 3.2 years. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years that the average newborn can expect to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of their birth do not change thereafter.Find further similar statistics for other countries or regions like Hong Kong SAR China and The Bahamas.

Life expectancy in China was just 32 in the year 1850, and over the course of the next 170 years, it is expected to more than double to 76.6 years in 2020. Between 1850 and 1950, finding reliable data proved difficult for anthropologists, however some events, such as the Taiping Rebellion and Dungan Revolt in the nineteenth century did reduce life expectancy by a few years, and also the Chinese Civil War and Second World War in the first half of the twentieth century. In the second half of the 1900s, Chinese life expectancy increased greatly, as the country became more industrialized and the standard of living increased.

Hong Kong HK: Contraceptive Prevalence: Modern Methods: % of Women Aged 15-49 data was reported at 71.900 % in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 75.400 % for 2007. Hong Kong HK: Contraceptive Prevalence: Modern Methods: % of Women Aged 15-49 data is updated yearly, averaging 75.000 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2012, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81.300 % in 2002 and a record low of 43.300 % in 1972. Hong Kong HK: Contraceptive Prevalence: Modern Methods: % of Women Aged 15-49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union. Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception.; ; Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.; Weighted average;