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Table 26
(Chapter 8: Health)
Number of Deaths and Death Rate by Leading Cause of Death
Cause
Malignant neoplasms
Diseases of heart
Pneumonia
Cerebrovascular disease
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
2003#
2004#
Number
Rate(1)
Number
Rate(1)
11 510
169.2
11 728
170.4
5 309
78.0
5 726
83.2
3 867
56.8
3 629
52.7
3 462
50.9
3 590
52.2
2 102
30.9
2 067
30.0
Notes: Ranking of causes of death is according to year 2003's number of deaths.
(1) Death rate per 100 000 population.
Source: Department of Health.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8569)
Table 27
(Chapter 8: Health)
Hospital Beds and Selected Types of Registered Healthcare Professionals
2003
2004#
Number
Ratio(1)
Number
Ratio(1)
Hospital beds
35 526
5.2
34 400
5.0
Doctors(2)
11 016
1.6
11 242
1.6
Chinese medicine practitioners(3) Dentists(2)
4 738
0.7
4 986
0.7
1 848
0.3
1 896
0.3
Pharmacists
1 457
0.2
1 517
0.2
Nurses(4)
43 782
6.4
44 402
6.4
Midwives
4 791
0.7
4 866
Chiropractors(5)
67
+
74
0.7
+
Notes: Figures are as at end of the year.
(1) Number of beds/healthcare professionals per 1 000 population.
(2) Figures refer to doctors/dentists with full registration on the local and overseas lists.
(3) Figures are available since 2002. They do not include 3 015 listed Chinese medicine practitioners who can practise lawfully in Hong Kong but are required to pass the Registration Assessment or Licensing Examination before they can apply for registration.
(4) Figures refer to registered nurses and enrolled nurses.
(5) It has become a mandatory requirement for registered chiropractors to practise only with valid
practising certificates since February 2003.
+
Less than 0.05.
Sources: Department of Health.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8582)
Hospital Authority.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2300 6515)