Appendices
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Table 24
(Chapter 8: Health)
Population and Vital Events
Mid-year population
2010
2014
2015
7,024,200
7,241,700
7,305,700
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)
12.6
8.6
8.2#
Crude death rate (per 1,000 population)
6.0
6.2
6.3#
Infant mortality rate(1) (per 1,000 registered
1.7
1.7
1.3#
live births)
Neonatal (aged under four weeks) mortality
1.1
1.1
1.0#
rate(1) (per 1,000 registered live births)
Post neonatal (aged from four weeks to under
0.6
0.7
0.4#
one year) mortality rate(1) (per 1,000
registered live births)
Maternal mortality ratio) (per 100,000
1.1
3.3
1.6#
registered live births)
Expectation of life at birth (years)
Male
80.1
81.2
81.2#
Female
86.0
86.9
87.3#
Notes: (1) Figures are derived based on registered deaths.
#
Provisional figures.
Sources: Demographic Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department
(For enquiries, please call 3903 6943.)
Department of Health
(For enquiries, please call 2961 8569.)
Table 25
(Chapter 8: Health)
Registered Deaths and Death Rate by Leading Cause of Death
2010
2014
2015#
Cause
Number Rate(1)
Number Rate)
Number Rate(1)
Malignant neoplasms
13,076
186.2
13,803
190.6
14,292
195.6
Pneumonia
5,814
82.8
7,502
103.6
7,933
108.6
Diseases of heart
6,636
94.5
6,405
88.4
6,159
84.3
Cerebrovascular diseases
3,423
48.7
3,336
46.1
3,259
44.6
External causes of morbidity
1,864
26.5
1,834
25.3
1,514
20.7
and mortality
Notes: Ranking of causes of death is in accordance with the number of registered deaths in 2014.
(1) Death rate per 100,000 population.
#
Provisional figures.
Source: Department of Health
(For enquiries, please call 2961 8569.)
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