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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31
Hong Kong SAR, China's life expectancy stands at 85.39 as of 2024-12-31, up from 85.25 in 2023. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2024 (65 observations).
In 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China's life expectancy was 85.39, up from 85.25 in 2023.
In 2023, Hong Kong SAR, China's life expectancy was 85.25, up from 83.66 in 2022.
In 2022, Hong Kong SAR, China's life expectancy was 83.66, down from 85.53 in 2021.
In 2021, Hong Kong SAR, China's life expectancy was 85.53, up from 85.5 in 2020.
In 2020, Hong Kong SAR, China's life expectancy was 85.5, up from 85.16 in 2019.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 85.39 | +0.1454 |
| 2023 | 85.25 | +1.59 |
| 2022 | 83.66 | -1.87 |
| 2021 | 85.53 | +0.0363 |
| 2020 | 85.5 | +0.3405 |
| 2019 | 85.16 | +0.2861 |
| 2018 | 84.87 | +0.1741 |
| 2017 | 84.7 | +0.4841 |
| 2016 | 84.21 | -0.0412 |
| 2015 | 84.25 | +0.3171 |
| 2014 | 83.94 | +0.1044 |
| 2013 | 83.83 | +0.381 |
| 2012 | 83.45 | +0.0383 |
| 2011 | 83.41 | +0.4544 |
| 2010 | 82.96 | +0.1824 |
| 2009 | 82.78 | +0.4346 |
| 2008 | 82.34 | -0.0263 |
| 2007 | 82.37 | -0.018 |
| 2006 | 82.38 | +0.7759 |
| 2005 | 81.61 | -0.1902 |
| 2004 | 81.8 | +0.4559 |
| 2003 | 81.34 | -0.1088 |
| 2002 | 81.45 | +0.0329 |
| 2001 | 81.42 | +0.5461 |
| 2000 | 80.87 | +0.5005 |
| 1999 | 80.37 | +0.2659 |
| 1998 | 80.11 | -0.0054 |
| 1997 | 80.11 | +0.4846 |
| 1996 | 79.63 | +0.9488 |
| 1995 | 78.68 | +0.1351 |
| 1994 | 78.54 | +0.5276 |
| 1993 | 78.02 | +0.3427 |
| 1992 | 77.67 | -0.1995 |
| 1991 | 77.87 | +0.5022 |
| 1990 | 77.37 | +0.342 |
| 1989 | 77.03 | -0.0546 |
| 1988 | 77.08 | +0.1856 |
| 1987 | 76.9 | +0.2134 |
| 1986 | 76.68 | +0.2551 |
| 1985 | 76.43 | +0.4198 |
| 1984 | 76.01 | +0.7232 |
| 1983 | 75.29 | -0.1522 |
| 1982 | 75.44 | +0.0895 |
| 1981 | 75.35 | +0.6956 |
| 1980 | 74.65 | +0.9902 |
| 1979 | 73.66 | +0.1224 |
| 1978 | 73.54 | +0.1915 |
| 1977 | 73.35 | +0.5602 |
| 1976 | 72.79 | -0.5732 |
| 1975 | 73.36 | +0.7644 |
| 1974 | 72.6 | +0.5076 |
| 1973 | 72.09 | +0.6393 |
| 1972 | 71.45 | -0.0171 |
| 1971 | 71.47 | +0.5334 |
| 1970 | 70.93 | +0.3075 |
| 1969 | 70.63 | +0.4101 |
| 1968 | 70.22 | +0.3892 |
| 1967 | 69.83 | +0.562 |
| 1966 | 69.27 | +0.399 |
| 1965 | 68.87 | +0.6477 |
| 1964 | 68.22 | +0.5739 |
| 1963 | 67.65 | +0.7347 |
| 1962 | 66.91 | +0.4688 |
| 1961 | 66.44 | +0.7445 |
| 1960 | 65.7 | — |
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Hong Kong SAR, China's life expectancy is 85.39 as of 2024-12-31, compared with 85.25 in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 85.53 (2021); the lowest is 65.7 (1960), across data from 1960 to 2024.
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