Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Probability of dying that year, among males
Hong Kong, China
0.1%
in 2023
Japan
0.2%
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
234th
Japan rank
232nd
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 234th and Japan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4% | 4.6% | 1.8% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 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% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Japan |
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 Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2% 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 Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 234th and Japan ranks 232nd 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.