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Table 25

(Chapter 8: Health)

Population and Vital Events

Appendices ❘ 527

1999

2003

2004

Mid-year population

6 606 500

6 803 100

6 882 600

Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population)

7.8

6.9

7.2

Crude death rate (per 1 000 population)

5.0

5.4

5.3#

Infant mortality rate(1) (per 1 000

3.2

2.3#

2.5#

registered live births)

Neonatal (aged under four weeks)

1.6

1.2#

1.6#

mortality rate(1) (per 1 000 registered

live births)

Post neonatal (aged from four weeks.

1.6

1.1#

0.9#

to under one year) mortality rate(1)

(per 1 000 registered live births)

Maternal mortality ratio(1) (per 100 000

2.0

4.2#

6.1#

registered live births)

Expectation of life at birth (years)(2)

Male

Female

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

77.7

78.5

78.6#

83.2

84.3

84.6#

(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)