Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Hong Kong, China
0.1%
in 2023
Macau, China
0.1%
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
231st
Macau, China rank
229th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 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 231st and Macau, China ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 1.0% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 3.5% | 0.5% | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 0.0%, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 231st and Macau, China ranks 229th 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 in infancy, by sex. 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.