Table 24
(Chapter 9: Health)
Population and Vital Events
Appendices
6
2012
2016
2017
Mid-year population
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)
7,150,100
7,336,600
7,391,700
12.8
8.3
7.7#
Crude death rate (per 1,000 population)
6.1
6.4
6.3#
Infant mortality rate(1) (per 1,000 registered
1.5
1.7
1.6#
live births)
Neonatal (aged under four weeks) mortality
0.9
1.1
1.1#
rate(1) (per 1,000 registered live births) Post-neonatal (aged from four weeks to under
one year) mortality rate) (per 1,000
0.6
0.6
0.5#
registered live births)
Maternal mortality ratio) (per 100,000
2.2
0.0
1.8#
registered live births)
Expectation of life at birth (years)
Male
80.7
81.3
81.7#
Female
86.4
87.3
87.7#
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 9: Health)
Registered Deaths and Death Rate by Leading Cause of Death
2012
2016
2017#
Cause
Number
Rate(1)
Number Rate()
Number
Rate(1)
Malignant neoplasms
13,336 186.5
14,209
193.7
14,310
193.6
Pneumonia
6,960
97.3
8,292
113.0
7,957
107.6
Diseases of heart
6,283
87.9
6,201
84.5
6,117
82.8
Cerebrovascular diseases
3,276
45.8
3,224
43.9
3,123
42.3
External causes of morbidity
1,655
23.1
1,813
24.7
1,063
14.4
and mortality
Notes:
The ranking of causes of death is in accordance with the number of registered deaths in 2016. (1) Death rate per 100,000 population.
#
Provisional figures.
Source: Department of Health
(For enquiries, please call 2961 8569.)
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