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Table 26

(Chapter 8: Health)

Number of Registered Deaths and Death Rate by Leading Cause of Death

Cause

Malignant neoplasms

Diseases of heart

Pneumonia

Cerebrovascular diseases

Chronic lower respiratory

diseases

Appendices | 477

2005

2006#

Number Rate(1)**

Number

Rate(1)**

12 310

180.7

12 160

177.3

5 868

86.1

5 684

82.9

4 291

63.0

4 116

60.0

3 434

50.4

3 334

48.6

2 261

33.2

1 957

28.5

Notes: Ranking of causes of death is in accordance with the number of registered deaths in the year of 2005.

(1) Death rate per 100 000 population.

Source: Department of Health.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8569)

Table 27

(Chapter 8: Health)

Hospital Beds and Selected Types of Registered Healthcare Professionals

2005

2006#

Number

Rate(1)**

Number

Rate(1)**

Hospital beds

34 119

5.0

34 639

5.0

Doctors(2)

11 505

1.7

11 739

1.7

Chinese medicine practitioners(3)

5 133

0.8

5 268

0.8

Dentists(2)

1 941

0.3

1 976

0.3

Pharmacists

1 583

0.2

1 649

0.2

Nurses(4)

35 465

5.2

36 444

5.3

Midwives

4 917

0.7

Chiropractors

86

t

4 648 90

0.7

t

Notes: Figures are as at end of the year.

(1) Number of beds/healthcare professionals per 1 000 population. (2) Figures refer to the doctors/dentists with full registration on both the local and overseas lists. (3) Figures do not include Chinese medicine practitioners with limited registration and listed Chinese medicine practitioners. Listed Chinese medicine practitioners can practise lawfully in Hong Kong under the transitional arrangements for registration of Chinese medicine practitioners until a date to be announced by the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food in the Gazette. Listed Chinese medicine practitioners may apply for registration under the requirements of transitional arrangements. (4) Figures refer to registered nurses and enrolled nurses.

+

Less than 0.05.

Sources: Department of Health.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8582)

Hospital Authority.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2300 6515)