TABLE 7
BIRTHS AND DEATHS 1959 AND 1964 – 73
Estimated *
Crude Birth Rate
Year
Mid-year
Registered
(per 1,000
Population
Live Births
Population)
Still Births Recorded
Registered
Deaths
Crude Death Rate (per 1,000 Population)
1959
2,967,400
104,579
35.2
1,393
20,250
6.8
1964
3,504,600
108,519
31.0
1,485
18, 113
5.2
1965
3,597,900
102,195
28.4
1,363
17,621
4.9
1966
3,629,900
92,476
25.5
1,246
18,700
5.2
1967
3,722,800
88,171
23.7
999
19,644
5.3
1968
3,802,700
82,992
21.8
832
19,319
5.1
1969
3,863,900
79,329
20.5
757
18,730
4.8
1970
3,959,000
77,465
19.6
726
20,763
5.2
1971
4,045,300
76,818
19.0
656
20,253
5.0
1972
4,078,400 **
79,053
19.4
736
21,145
5.2
1973
4,159,900
80,147
19.3
681
21,360
5.1
* Revised population estimates bysed on the results of 1971 Census. (for the years 1964 – 73)
** Figure adjusted according to Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics, June, 1973
TABLE 8
INFANT AND MATERNAL MORTALITY 1959 AND 1964 - 73
Infant Mortality Rate
(per 1,000 live births)
Year
Male
Female
Both Sexes
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)
Maternal Mortality Rate
(per 1,000 total births)
1959
51.6
44.8
48.3
21.3
0.73
1964
29.2
23.5
26.4
16.6
0.38
1965
26.8
20.5
23.7
15.2
0.33
1966
27.2
22.3
24.9
15.3
0.43
1967
28.7
22.3
25.6
15.9
0.30
1968
25.2
20.7
23.0
15.0
0.14
1969
24.2
19.3
21.8
14.9
0.15
1970
22.2
16.8
19.6
12.7
0.19
1971
21.0
15.5
18.4
12.6
0.14
1972
18.9
15.9
17.5
11.6
0.20
1973
18.4
15.1
16.8
11.0
0.10
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