Life expectancy vs. health spending in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 85.51 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Hong Kong, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Hong Kong stood at 85.51 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Hong Kong peaked at 85.51 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.82 years, in 1950.
That places Hong Kong 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.94 years | 57.82 years | 65.39 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.68 years | 66.15 years | 71.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.58 years | 71.27 years | 73.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.91 years | 74.25 years | 77.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.89 years | 77.45 years | 80.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.62 years | 80.7 years | 82.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.05 years | 82.86 years | 85.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7 years | 83.48 years | 85.51 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 1 Monaco 86.37 years compare
- 2 San Marino 85.71 years compare
- 4 Japan 84.71 years compare
- 5 South Korea 84.33 years compare
- 6 Saint Barthelemy 84.29 years compare
More health data for Hong Kong
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 27,329 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.15 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 63.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 26,936 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 26,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 27,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 27,668 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Hong Kong?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Hong Kong was 85.51 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 85.51 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.82 years in 1950.
- How does Hong Kong rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Hong Kong ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.