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Hong Kong SAR, China vs Singapore: Health & Population

This page compares Hong Kong SAR, China and Singapore across 108 Health & Population indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Hong Kong SAR, China Singapore Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 33.92 18.29 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 85.39 83.35 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 59.10 60.78 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 100.00 100.00 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 54.95 48.33 Compare →
Population, male 3.39M 3.12M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 45.05 51.67 Compare →
Rural population 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) -0.16 1.99 Compare →
Urban population 7.52M 6.04M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 0.84 0.97 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 32.77 33.19 Compare →
Population, total 7.52M 6.04M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 22.67 13.66 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 10.51 11.69 Compare →
Net migration 17,863.00 16,892.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 1.15 2.21 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 4.90 7.40 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.00 6.00 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 88.22 85.60 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 82.70 81.20 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 94.81 94.57 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 90.62 90.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 387,879.00 344,432.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 9.38 11.80 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 402,740.00 361,045.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 11.88 11.58 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 790,619.00 705,477.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 2.84M 2.13M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 68.74 72.96 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 2.19M 2.38M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 64.49 76.25 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 5.03M 4.51M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 66.83 74.66 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 904,748.00 444,563.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 21.88 15.24 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 800,751.00 379,844.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 23.62 12.18 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 1.71M 824,407.00 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.08 1.06 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 49.64 33.94 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 15.72 15.65 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) -0.16 1.99 Compare →
Population, female 4.13M 2.92M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 41.30 48.70 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 3.06M 2.84M Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 100.00 100.00 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 94.83 100.00 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 8.20 11.40 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 855.00 303.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 240.00 45.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) N/A 2.20 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) N/A 0.50 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) N/A 1.20 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) N/A 1.40 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) N/A 2.50 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) N/A 2.80 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) N/A 1.10 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) N/A 2.10 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) N/A 2.30 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) N/A 2.70 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years N/A 16.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years N/A 23.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years N/A 82.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years N/A 151.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths N/A 106.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths N/A 128.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths N/A 53.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) N/A 0.30 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) N/A 0.01 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) N/A 2.83 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) N/A 6.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths N/A 3.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) N/A 17,170.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) N/A 4.49 Compare →
UHC service coverage index N/A 88.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) N/A 97.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) N/A 32.32 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) N/A 97.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) N/A 16.90 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) N/A 16.60 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) N/A 16.60 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) N/A 13.50 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) N/A 2.10 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) N/A 2.81 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) N/A 96.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) N/A 2.76 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) N/A 0.76 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) N/A 1.81 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) N/A 10.30 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) N/A 0.00 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) N/A 0.00 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) N/A 0.00 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) N/A 11.11 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) N/A 8.10 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) N/A 4.88 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) N/A 21.66 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) N/A 3.45 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) N/A 74.89 Compare →
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) N/A 0.00 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) N/A 7.10 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) N/A 13.30 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) N/A 30.50 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) N/A 23.40 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) N/A 16.80 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) N/A 8.50 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.