Hong Kong, China vs Türkiye: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Hong Kong, China
36.5%
in 2023
Türkiye
36.6%
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
180th
Türkiye rank
179th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 36.6% against 36.5% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Türkiye ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 180th and Türkiye ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.2% | 42.9% | 8.7% | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 34.6% | 41.6% | 7.0% | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 35.2% | 39.7% | 4.5% | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 36.9% | 37.9% | 1.0% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 0.0% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 35.7% | 0.1% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 35.2% | 0.1% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 34.9% | 4.0% | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Hong Kong, China or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 36.6% against 36.5% in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Hong Kong, China and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Türkiye?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Türkiye rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 180th and Türkiye ranks 179th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.