Fact · health · 2025
Expectation of life at birth (male)
出生時平均預期壽命（男性）
Figure and reference date
83.3 years (provisional)
83.3 年（臨時數字）
Notes and definition
No English note has been written for this figure yet. The value and its source are registered, but the compilers have not yet set out what the figure covers in English. Do not treat the absence of a note as “no caveat”: read the official document linked above, or the Chinese page (which may carry a note).
Other figures in this group (health)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Health.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A&E attendance fee (official schedule) 急症室收費（官方收費表） | See the Hospital Authority’s fees page 見醫管局「醫療收費」頁 Public hospital charges are published by the Hospital Authority with waiver mechanisms and an annual fee cap; the amount is not stated here. | 2026-09 | Fees and Charges |
| Expectation of life at birth (female) 出生時平均預期壽命（女性） | 88.7 years (provisional) 88.7 年（臨時數字） | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered deaths from malignant neoplasms 惡性腫瘤登記死亡 | 15,075 (rate 200.4 per 100,000) 15 075 人（每十萬人 200.4） | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered deaths from pneumonia 肺炎登記死亡 | 11,395 (rate 151.4 per 100,000) 11 395 人（每十萬人 151.4） | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered deaths from diseases of the heart 心臟病登記死亡 | 6,594 (rate 87.6 per 100,000) 6 594 人（每十萬人 87.6） | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Infant mortality rate 嬰兒死亡率 | 1.7 per 1,000 registered live births 每千名登記活產嬰兒 1.7 人 Latest complete year in the 2026 booklet is 2024, not 2025. | 2024 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered doctors 註冊醫生 | 16,905 16 905 Hong Kong in Figures states that the count covers doctors with full registration on the resident and non-resident lists only; doctors registered under limited registration for employment promulgated by the Medical Council (for example research or teaching posts at universities, or practice at exempted clinics) are excluded. | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered nurses 註冊護士 | 74,767 74 767 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Hospital beds (HA, private and correctional) 病床（醫管局、私家醫院及懲教院所） | 37,142 (4.9 per 1,000; rate provisional) 37 142（每千人 4.9，比率為臨時數字） Includes all beds in Hospital Authority, private and correctional institution hospitals. From 2019, private hospital beds include inpatient and day beds. | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Hospital beds (OECD definition) 病床（經合組織定義） | 32,725 (4.4 per 1,000; rate provisional) 32 725（每千人 4.4，比率為臨時數字） HA and private hospital beds only, excluding A&E observation, day and nursery beds. | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered Chinese medicine practitioners 註冊中醫 | 8,797 8 797 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered dentists 註冊牙醫 | 2,926 2 926 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
36 more figures in this group are listed in Health.
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition” (Census and Statistics Department). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population density, Hong Kong Island 香港島人口密度 | 14,540 persons per km² 每平方公里 14 540 人 Mid-year. Excludes marine population and reservoir areas. | 2025-06 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Population density, Kowloon 九龍人口密度 | 47,780 persons per km² 每平方公里 47 780 人 Mid-year. Excludes marine population and reservoir areas. | 2025-06 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Population density, New Territories and Islands 新界及離島人口密度 | 4,250 persons per km² 每平方公里 4 250 人 Mid-year. Excludes marine population and reservoir areas. | 2025-06 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Number of households 住戶數目 | 2,778,100 2 778 100 | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Total land area 陸地總面積 | 1,114.6 km² 1 114.6 平方公里 Year-end figure. GovHK Fact Sheet states 1,114.57 km². | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Hong Kong Island land area 香港島陸地面積 | 80.7 km² 80.7 平方公里 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Kowloon land area 九龍陸地面積 | 46.9 km² 46.9 平方公里 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| New Territories and Islands land area 新界及離島陸地面積 | 986.9 km² 986.9 平方公里 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
74 more figures come from the same document; see Health.
Verified questions that cite this figure
Why do Hong Kong people live so long?
Expectation of life at birth is 83.3 years for men and 88.7 years for women (provisional) — among the highest in the world. Very low infant and mid-life mortality, accessible public healthcare, strong communicable-disease control and comparatively low smoking rates all contribute.
Hong Kong has a two-tier healthcare system: public and private. The public system, run by the Hospital Authority, operates over 40 hospitals and clinics with heavily subsidised fees and longer waiting times; private hospitals, clinics and specialists charge market rates with shorter queues. All permanent residents qualify for subsidised public care.
The ten leading causes of death, including cancer, are counted by the Department of Health from the principal cause confirmed at death registration and published annually. Cancer incidence cases, by contrast, are compiled by the Hong Kong Cancer Registry from the registry. The two bases, reference dates and methods differ and must not be subtracted or added together.
The DH Student Health Service publishes yearly figures on child obesity, while DH runs population health surveys on chronic-disease prevalence and the CHP issues communicable-disease notifications — all official health data with clear years and methods.
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How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Expectation of life at birth (male)”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/life-exp-male-2025, data as at 2025 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈出生時平均預期壽命（男性）〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/life-exp-male-2025，資料時點 2025（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition
Census and Statistics Department
Official document dated 2026-04; last checked by this site 2026-09-05.
This site is a secondary compilation: the official text prevails. If the figure above differs from the official document, the official document is correct.