Hong Kong vs Japan: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years)
Hong Kong
29.81 years
in 2024
Japan
29.48 years
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
2nd
Japan rank
3rd
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong 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 ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.6 years | 18.57 years | 1.03 years | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 20.87 years | 20.62 years | 0.2454 years | Hong Kong |
| 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 |
| 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 or Japan?
- Hong Kong, 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 and Japan?
- 0.33 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Hong Kong 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.