Major Health Indicators in 2020 and 2021
| Major Health Indicator |
2020 |
2021 |
| Crude birth rate (No. of live births per 1000 population) |
5.6 |
5.2 |
| Crude death rate (No. of deaths per 1000 population) |
6.8 |
7.0 |
| Age-standardised death rate (No. of deaths per 1000 standard population*) |
2.8 |
2.7# |
| Infant mortality rate (No. of deaths per 1000 live births) |
2.0 |
1.7# |
| Maternal mortality ratio (No. of deaths per 100000 live births) |
0.0 |
7.8# |
|
Life expectancy at birth
(years) |
Male |
83.4 |
83.0# |
| Female |
87.7 |
87.7# |
Notes:
The mortality and birth statistics are based on number of "registered" deaths and births.
The 2021 Population Census conducted from June to August 2021 provides a benchmark for revising the population figures complied since 2016 Population By-census. Population-related figures for 2020 have been revised accordingly.
* 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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