Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Life expectancy by sex
Hong Kong, China
88.13 years
in 2023
Korea
87.16 years
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Korea rank
4th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Korea
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 88.13 years against 87.16 years in Korea, a difference of 0.97 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.52 years | 47.59 years | 17.93 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 72.07 years | 59.98 years | 12.09 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 75.79 years | 68.6 years | 7.19 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 78.72 years | 72.95 years | 5.77 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 81.89 years | 77.46 years | 4.42 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 84.6 years | 81.94 years | 2.66 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 86.96 years | 85.58 years | 1.37 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 86.98 years | 86.66 years | 0.3234 years | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
- Hong Kong, China, at 88.13 years against 87.16 years in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 0.97 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.