Appendix 32
(Chapter 7: Health)
Vital Statistics
Hong Kong
1962-1971
303
BIRTHS
DEATHS
Crude
birth
Crude death
Estimated
Regis-
rate
tered
Regis- rate
Infant mortality
Neo-natal Maternal mortality
mortality
rate
rate
Year
mid-year population
live
(per
tered
(per
births
1,000
deaths
1,000
(per 1,000
(per 1,000
live
live
popula-
popula-
tion)
tion)
births)
births)
rate (per 1,000 total births)
1962 ...
3,305,200 111,905
33.9
20,324
6.1
36.9
21.2
0.48
1963
3,420,900 115,263 33.7
19,748
5.8
32.9
18.9
0.29
1964
3,504,600 108,519
31.0
18,113
5.2
26.4
16.6
0.38
1965
3,597,900 102,195 28.4
17,621
4.9
23.7
15.2
_0.33
1966
3,629,900 92,476 25.5
18,700
5.2
24.9
15.3
0.43
1967
3,722,800
88,171 23.7
19,644 5.3
25.6
15.9
_0.30
1968
... 3,802,700
82,992 21.8
19,319 5.1
23.0
15.0
0.14
1969
-
3,863,900
79,329 20.5
18,730
4.8
21.8
14.9
0.15
1970
3,959,000
77,465 19.6 20,763 5.2
19.6
12.7
0.19
1971
4,045,300
76,818
19.0 1'20,253
5.0
18.4
12.6
0.14
Tuberculosis Statistics
TB death
Year
Estimated mid-year population
% TB
rate (per
deaths
100,000 population)
under 5
% TB deaths of total
deaths
Total number of TB
Under treatment Government
years
beds
clinics
registered
1960
...
3,075,300
67.80
10.55
10.89
1,879
28,679
1970
:
3,959,000
36.27
0.63
6.92
1,788
24,481
1971
4,045,300
30.90
0.64
6.17
1,667
22,110