Hong Kong, China vs Italy: Survival ages across the population
Hong Kong, China
37.86 years
in 2023
Italy
37.97 years
in 2022
Hong Kong, China rank
5th
Italy rank
3rd
Survival ages across the population over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 37.97 years against 37.86 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Italy ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.42 years | 20.89 years | 4.53 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 28.82 years | 22.95 years | 5.87 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 33.65 years | 30.07 years | 3.58 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 38.34 years | 37.25 years | 1.08 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 39.4 years | 38.3 years | 1.1 years | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival ages across the population, Hong Kong, China or Italy?
- Italy, at 37.97 years against 37.86 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in survival ages across the population between Hong Kong, China and Italy?
- 0.11 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Italy?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Italy rank globally for survival ages across the population?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Italy ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Survival ages across the population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.