Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Life expectancy at age 60, female
Hong Kong, China
29.81 years
in 2024
Japan
29.48 years
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Japan rank
3rd
Life expectancy at age 60, female over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 29.81 years against 29.48 years in Japan, a difference of 0.33 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.6 years | 18.57 years | 1.03 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 20.87 years | 20.62 years | 0.2454 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 22.07 years | 23.18 years | 1.11 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 24.3 years | 25.35 years | 1.05 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 26.53 years | 27.58 years | 1.05 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 28.67 years | 28.63 years | 0.0347 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 28.81 years | 29.29 years | 0.4883 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, female, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Hong Kong, China, at 29.81 years against 29.48 years in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 0.33 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.