Major health indicators in 2023 and 2024
| Major health indicator |
2023 |
2024# |
Crude birth rate@
(Number of registered live births per 1 000 population) |
4.4 |
4.9 |
Crude death rate@
(Number of registered deaths per 1 000 population) |
7.5 |
7.0 |
Age-standardised death rate@
(Number of registered deaths per 1 000 standard population*) |
2.8 |
2.5 |
Infant mortality rate@
(Number of infant deaths per 1 000 registered live births) |
1.6 |
1.7 |
Maternal mortality ratio@
(Number of maternal deaths per 100 000 registered live births) |
3.0 |
5.4 |
|
Life expectancy at birth
(years) |
Male |
82.5 |
82.8 |
| Female |
88.1 |
88.4 |
Notes:
@ The figures are based on births or deaths registered under the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance (Cap. 174, Laws of Hong Kong) during the specified period.
* Based on the world standard population specified in GPE Discussion Paper Series: No.31, EIP/GPE/EBD, World Health Organization, 2001.
# Provisional figures.
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