TABLE 9
VITAL STATISTICS
HONG KONG (Rate)
Crude#
Year
Birth
Crude#
Death
Rate
(1)
Rate
(2)
Late
Foetal
Mort
Early
Late
Fost
Peri-
Neo-
Neo
Neo
Nec
Natal
Natal
Infant #
Maternal
Mort
Mert
Mort
Mort
Mort
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)=(4)+(5)
Mort
(9)=(4)+(5)+(6)
Mort
(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
1939 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)
13.2
11.3
9.7
16.7
26.3
21.0
37.7 (37.0)
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 (36.8)
0.48
1963
33.7 (33.5) 5.8 (6.0)
14.0
10.5
8.4
14.1
34.3
18.9
33.0 (33.3)
0.29
1964
31.0 (30.7) | 5.2 (5.3)
13.5
10.3
6.3
9.9
23.6
16.6
26.4 (26.8)
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 (24.1)
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 (25.1)
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 (25.7)
0.30
1968
21.8 (21.7) 5.1 (5.1)
9.9
10.2
4.9
8.0
20.0
15.0
23.0 (23.2)
0.14
1969
20.5 (21.3) |4,8 (5.0)
9.5
10.2
4.7
6.9
19.6
14.9
21.8 (21.1)
0.15
1970
19.6 (20.0) 5.2 (5.1)
9.3
9.5
3.3
6.9
18.7
12.7
19.6 (19.3)
0.19
1971
19,0 (19,7) | 5.0 (5.0)
8.5
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)
9.2
9.4
2.2
5.9
18.5
11.6
17.5 (17.4)
0.20
1973
18.9 (19.4) 5.0 (5.0)
8.4
9.0
2.0
5.8
17.4
11.0
16.8 (16.4)
0.10
1974
18.7 (19.1) 5.0 (5.0)
7.5
8.8
2.2
6.4
16.2
11.0
17.4 (16.8)
0.16
1975
17.5 (17.9)|4.7 (4.8)
7.2
8.6
1.7
4.7
15.7
10.3
15.0 (14.9)
0.03
1976
16.9 (17.4) 5.1 (5.0)
6.8
7.4
1.7
5.3
14,1
9.1
14.3 (13.7)
0.18
1977
17.2 (17.5) 5.1 (5.1)
6.7
7.2
1.8
4.9
13.8
8.9
13.9 (13.5)
0.16
1978
17.0 (17.3) 4.9 (5.1)
5.4
6.8
1.5
3.5
12.2
8.3
11.8 (11.8)
0.06
1979
16.7 (16.8) 5.3 (5.2)
4.7
6.9
1.5
4.8
11.6
8.4
13.3 (12.3)
0.08
1980
16.9 (17.0) 5.1 (5.0)
5.6
6.2
1.6
4.0
11.8
7.8
11.8 (11.2)
0.05
1981
16.8 (16.8) 4.8 (4.8)
5.4
5.4
1.2
3.1
10.8
6.6
9.7
(9.7)
0.08
1982
16.3 (16.4) 4.8 (4.8)
5.1
5.6
1.3
3.0
10.6
7.0
9.9 (9.9)
0.01
1983
15.3 (15.6) 5.0 (5.0)
4.7
5.7
1.3
3.1
10.3
7.0
10.1 (9.9)
0.07
1984
14.4 (14.4) 4.7 (4.7)
4.2
5.0
1.4
2.7
9.3
6.5
9.1 (8.9)
0.06
1985
14.0 (14.0) 4.6 (4.6)
3.8
3.9
1.1
2.6
7.7
5.0
7.6 (7.5)
0.05
1986
13.1 (12.9) [4.7 (4.7)
4.0
4.2
1.1
2.4
8.2
5.3
7.7 (7.7)
0.03
Rates = (1) & (2) ; per 1 000 population; (4), (5), (6), (8) & (9) : per 1 000 live births; (3), (7) & (10): per 1 000 total births.
# Figures in brackets were calculated by using adjusted births & deaths figures for 1961-1968 and known births & deaths from 1969 onwards. Vietnamese refugees are excluded from all known figures.
TABLE 10 HONG KONG DEATH RATES 1972 TO 1986 (Deaths per 1 000 population)
Year
Rate
1972
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
1986
Standardised* Death Rate
Crude Death
Rate
11.81
10.84 10.55 10.19 10.60 10.49 10.13 10.06 9.61 9.09 8.97 9.13 8.52 8.17
8.11
5.13
5.04 5.04 4.75
5.13
5.12 4.89 5.31 5.13 4.82 4.84 4.96 4.74 4.64 4.70
Age Specific Death Rate
0
17.58
1
4
5 9
10
14
15 19
20
-
24
25 29
30
-
34
35 39
40
—
44
45
-
49
50
-
54
55
I
59
60
64
65
69
70
74
75
→
79
80+
16.63 17.37 14.38 14.31 13.78 11.85 13.05 12.04 9.94 9.65 9.62 8.64 7.42 7.28 0.95 1.07 1.09 0.77 0.84 0.78 0.62 1.01 0.69 0.54 0.53 0.55 0.45 0.39 0.38 0.44 0.39 0.39 0.38 0.40 0.31 0.23 0.34 0.29 0.22 0.24 0.18 0.24 0.20 0.18 0.35 0.38 0.36 0,28 0.32 0.33 0.27 0.29 0.29 0.31 0.25 0.24 0.21 0.21 0.23 0.65 0.64 0.53 0.44 0.56 0.45 0.36 0.50 0.47 0.40 0.39 0.39 0.31 0.31 0.34 0.99 0.97 0.94 0.73 0.79 0.71 0.60 0.86 0.46 0.59 0.57 0.56 0.49 0.43 0.44 1.11 1.36 1.16 0.89 1.00 0.99 0.76 1.11 1.00 0.80 0.72 1.49 1.65 1.71 1.22 1.57 1.15 1.09 1.28 1.25 1.01 0.92 0.78 0.80 0.72 0.75 2.12 2.01 1.78 1.58 1.81 1.84 1.53 1.64 1.39 1.30 1.18 1.00 1.05 1.08 3.22 3,19 3.06 2.65 2.83 2.75 2.19 2.70 2.37 2.27 2.36 2.09 2.02 1.82 1.82 4.81 4.63 4.52 4.08 4.56 4.24 3.86 4.32 4.08 3.79 3.55 3.28 3.26 3.10 2.88 7.41 7.85 7.23 6.71 6.99 6.36 6.55 6.58 6.19 5.87 6.02 5.88 5.41 5.40 5.21 12.55 11.28 10.84 10.75 10.77 10.59 10.08 10.74 10.61 9.49 9.07 9.19 8.50 8.41 7.78 19.96 19.59 18.43 16.05 17.79 17.63 15.59 16.41 15.24 14.68 15.07 15.44 14.31 13.28 13.03 27.62 26.32 26.21 25.57 27.62 27.26 25.64 26.56 25.28 23.38 22.33 22.58 21.54 20.84 20.87 41.75 38.49 38.10 35.82 39.30 37.55 37.10 37.79 35.85 34.11 34.65 36.82 34.46 32.54 31.90 60.57 53.38 53.13 53.33 59.98 56.94 52.71 55.47 53.10 51.04 49.10 48.07 46.49 47.05 49.72 111.74 104,11 102.57 98.59 104.01|108,19 102.49 103.98 101.00 93.24 93.45 97.74 87.45 83.36 81.96
0.6% 0.60 0.50 0.50
1.71
*Basing on population figures for England and Wales 1980. (Reference : United Nations Demographic Year-Sook 1991)