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APPENDICES

Table 24

(Chapter 8: Health)

Population and Vital Events

Mid-year population

Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population)

Crude death rate (per 1 000 population)

Infant mortality rate(1) (per 1 000 registered live births) Neonatal (aged under four weeks) mortality rate(!)

(per 1000 registered live births)

1997

2001

2002

6 489 300

6 724 900

6 787 000

9.1

7.2

7.1#

4.9

5.0

5.0#

4.0

2.7

2.4#

2.2

1.7

1.3#

Post neonatal (aged from four weeks to under one year)

mortality rate() (per 1 000 registered live births) Maternal mortality ratio) (per 100 000 registered live births) Expectation of life at birth (years)(2)

1.9

1.1

1.0#

1.7

2.0

4.2#

77.2

78.4

78.7#

83.2

84.6

84.7#

Male Female

Notes: (1) Figures are derived based on registered deaths.

(2) Figures on expectation of life at birth presented in this table may be different from those presented in earlier editions of this publication. The change is due to some enhancements made to the method of compiling expectation of life at birth.

Sources: Demographic Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2716 8345)

Department of Health.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8569)

Table 25

(Chapter 8: Health)

Number of Deaths and Death Rate by Leading Cause of Death

2001

2002#

Cause (1)

Number

Rate (2)

Number

Rate (2)

Malignant neoplasms

11 406

169.6

11 389

167.8

Diseases of heart

4 703

69.9

5 087

75.0

Cerebrovascular disease

3 130

46.5

3 144

46.3

Pneumonia

3 026

45.0

3 298

48.6

Chronic lower respiratory diseases (3)

2 114

31.4

2 208

32.5

Notes: Ranking of causes of death is according to year 2001's number of deaths.

(1) The classification of diseases and causes of death has been revised and updated in 2001. Figures from 2001 onwards may not be

comparable with those figures presented in earlier editions of this publication.

(2) Death rate per 100 000 population.

(3) Chronic lower respiratory diseases has been included as a disease group for the purpose of ranking the causes of death since 2001.

Source: Department of Health.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8569)