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APPENDICES

Table 25

(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(1)

1998

2002

2003

6 543 700

6 787 000

6 803 100

8.1

7.1

6.8#

5.0

5.0

5.4#

3.2

2.4

2.3#

1.5

1.3

1.1#

(per 1000 registered live births)

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

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

1.7

1.0

1.2#

1.9

2.1

4.2#

77.4

78.6

78.6#

83.0

84.5

84.3#

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 26

(Chapter 8: Health)

Number of Deaths and Death Rate by Leading Cause of Death

Cause

Malignant neoplasms

Diseases of heart

Cerebrovascular disease

Pneumonia

Chronic lower respiratory diseases

2002*

2003#

Number

Rate(1)

Number

Rate (1)

11 658

171.8

11 907

175.0

4 969

73.2

5 236

77.0

3 218

47.4

3 382

49.7

3 194

47.1

3 770

55.4

2 075

30.6

2 157

31.7

Notes: Ranking of causes of death is according to year 2002's number of deaths.

(1) Death rate per 100 000 population.

Source: Department of Health.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8569)