Hong Kong, China vs Iceland: Probability of dying that year, among males
Hong Kong, China
0.1%
in 2023
Iceland
0.1%
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
234th
Iceland rank
233rd
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 234th and Iceland ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4% | 2.2% | 4.3% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Hong Kong, China or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Hong Kong, China and Iceland?
- 0.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Iceland rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 234th and Iceland ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.