TABLE 9
VITAL STATISTICS
HONG KONG (RATE)
Crude*
Crude*
Year
Birth
Death
Late
Foetal
Early
Late#
Post#
Neo.
Neo.
Neo.
Peri-#
Natal
Neo-#
Natal
Infant*
Rate
Rate
Hort.
Hort.
Mort.
Mort. Mort.
Mort.
Hort.
Maternal
Mort.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)=(4)+(5) |(9)=(4)+(5)+(6)
(10)
1956
37.0
7.4
10.1
13.5
10.7
36.7
23.4
24.2
60.9
0.90
1957
35.8
7.1
12.6
13.5
10.3
31.8
25.9
23.8
55.6
1.06
1958
37.4
7.2
12.0
13.3
10.1
30.9
25.1
23.4
54.3
0.85
1959
35.2
6.8
13.1
12.8
8.5
27.1
25.7
21.3
48.3
0.73
1960
36.0
6.2
15.0
11.8
9.1
20.6
26.6
20.9
41.5
0.49
1961
34.3 (35.0) | 5.9 (6.1)
15.2
11.3
9.7
16.7
26.3
21.0
37.7
0.45
1962
33.9 (34.0) | 6.1 (6.3)
13.7
11.3
9.9
15.7
24.9
21.2
36.9
0.48
1963
33.7 (33.5) | 5.8 (6.0)
14.0
10.5
8.4
14.1
24.3
18.9
33.0
0.29
1964
31,0 (30.7) | 5.2 (5.3)
13.5
10.3
6.3
9.3
23.6
16.6
20.4
0.38
1965
28.4 (28.1) | 4.9 (5.0).
13.2
10.0
5.3
8.5
23.0
15.2
23.7
0.33
1966
25.5 (25.3) (5.2 (5.3)
13.3
10.9
4.4
9.5
24.1
15.3
24.9
0.43
1967
23.7 (23.7) | 5.3 (5.4)
11.2
10.9
5.0
9.8
21.9
15.9
25.6
0.30
1968
21.8 (21.7) | 5.1 (5.1)
9.9
10.2
8.0
20.0
15.0
23.0
0.14
1969
20.5 (21.3) | 4.8 (5.0)
9.5
10.2
6.9
19.6
14.9
21.8
0.15
1970
19.6 (20.0) | 5.2 (5.1)
9.5
6.9
18.7
12.7
19.6
0.19
1971
19.0 (19.7) [5.0 (5.0)
9.3
3.3
5.7
17.7
12,6
18.4 (17.7)]
0.14
1972
19.2 (19.5) | 5.1 (5.2)
9.4
2.2
5.9
18.5
11.6
17.5 (17.4)|
0.20
1973
19.0 (19.5) | 5.1 (5.0)
9.0
2.0
5.8
17.4
11.0
16.8 (16.4)|
0.10
1974
19.0 (19.3)
5.1 (5.1)
7.5
8.8
2.2
6.4
16.2
11.0
17.4 (16.8)
0.16
1975
17.8 (18,2) |4.8 (4.9)
7.2
8.6
1.7
4.7
15.7
10.3
15.0 (14.9)|
0.03
1976
17.2 (17.7)
5.2 (5.1)
6.8
7.4
1.7
5.3
14.1
9.1
14.3 (13.7)
0.18
1977
17.5 (17.7) | 5.2 (5.2)
6.7
7.2
1.8
4.9
13.8
8.9
13.9 (13.5)] 0.16
1978
17.2 (17.6) | 5.0 (5.2)
5.4
6.8
1.5
3.5
12.2
8.3
11.8 (11.8)|
0.06
1979
16.8 (17.0) 5.4 (5.2)
4.7
6.9
1.5
4.8
11.6
8.4
13.3 (12.3)
0.08
1980
17.0 (17.1) |5.2 (5.0)
5.6
6.2
1.0
4.0
11.8
7.8
11.8 (11.2)} 0.05
1981
16.9 (16.9) 4.8 (4.8)
5.4
5.4
1.2
3.1
10.8
6.6
9.7 (9.7)]
0.08
1982
16.4 (16.5) |4.9 (4.8)
5.1
5.6
1.3
3.0
10.6
7.0
9.9 (9.9)) 0.01
(1) & (2) : per 1,000 population
Rates: (4), (5), (6), (8) & (9) ; per 1,000 live births } (3), (7) & (10): per 1,000 total births
# Figures adjusted according to computer tabulations for 1976-1982.
* Figures in brackets were calculated by using adjusted births & deaths figures for 1961-1963 and known births & deaths for 1969-1982.
Year
Rate
Standardised* Death Rate
Crude Death
Rate
12.17 11.55 12.04 11.32] 11.35| 10.65 10.44
TABLE 10 HONG KONG DEATH RATES 1968 TO 1982 (Deaths per 1,000 population)
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 9.87 10.68| 10.40| 9.70 10.12 9.59 8.84
8.58
5.08
4.85) 5.24 5.01 5.14 5.07 5.10
4.82 5.22 5.20 4.97 5.37 5.16 4.85
4.87
Age Specific Death Rate
I
4
5
9
23.59 22.08 19.86 18.65] 17.51| 16.58) 17.33 14.34 14.31| 13.78| 11.87 13.06| 12.06 1.21 0.941 1.18 0.95 0.95 1.07 1.10 0.77 0.84 0.78 0.62 1.01 0.69 0.54 0.42
0.49
9.96 9.65
10
25
35
40
45
55
60
65
70
I
218 48 49 5 8 4 8 0 RM
-
14
0.45
0.32 0.42
15 - 19
20 24
0.72
0.92
29
30 34
39
I
I
44
1.60
2.17
3.58
49
5.00
0.55 0.71 0.59 0.65 0.651 0.83) 1.06 c.87 0.99 0.98 1,28 1.06 1.27 1.26 1.12 1.37 1.18 1.41 1.75 1.54 1.49 1.66 1.73 1.98 2.19 2.08 2.13 2.03 1.81 3.11 3.51 3.28 3.22 3.20 3.08 4.94 5.35 4.73 4.82 4.66 4.59
0.341 0.45 0.41 0.44 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.41 0.32 0.23 0.34 0.29 0.22 0.24
0.36 0.35 0.38
0.29 0.32 0.26
50 54
-
59
13.07 13.24 14.37 12.67 10.57 11.36
8.33 8.15 8.14 8.07 7.42 7.90 7.35 6.83 7.12 6.48 6.66 6.65 6.23 5.92
10.98 10.91 10.97 10.79| 10.24 10.87 10.72 9.57
0.36 0.28 0.32 0.33 0.27 0.30 0.54 0.45) 0.57 0.46 0.37 0.51 0.95 0.74 0.80 0.73 0.61 0.87 0.81 0.59 0.58 0.91 1.02 1.01 0.78 1.12 1.00 0.81 0.72 1.24 1.60 1.17 1.11 1.30 1.25 1.02 0.93 1.61 1.84 1.87 1.56 1.73 1.65 1.40 1.31 2.89 2.58 2.80 2.23 2.73 2.39 2.29 2.39
4.14 4.65 4.32 3.93 4.37 4.11 3.83 3.71 6.05
9.20
0.47 0.40 0.40
64
69
74
75 79
80+
21.42 19.51 20.45 19.40 19.99| 19.71 28.69 28.31| 30.51| 28.64| 27.66| 26.47 26.5525,92| 28.12| 27.80| 26.14| 26.92| 25.47 |23.57 |22.48 42.56 | 37.73| 42.82| 41.67 41.75 38.69| 38.69|36.41| 39.99| 38.18| 37.54 38.06 36.01 | 34.35 | 34.57 66.95 67.03 66.91 61.65| 60.57| 53.53 53.54 | 53-73| 61.01 57.98 | 53.26 56.12 53.69 51.49|48.92 118.07 112.59 110.43 106.41 111.74 104.89|103.62 |99.87|106.01|109.82 103.92 105.57 102.22 | 93.98 | 90.00 *Basing on population figures for England and Wales 1976 (Reference: United Nations Demographic Year-Book 1977)
18.70 17.15| 18.10 17.94 15.83 16.59 15.32 14.80 | 15.16