Hong Kong (China)
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INTRODUCTION
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Department of Health
21/F Wu Chung House,
213 Queen’s Road East,
Wan Chai,
Hong Kong
http://www.info.gov.hk/dh/
Hong Kong (China) is situated at the south-eastern tip of China. Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories and Islands cover 1101 square kilometres.
Table 1. Core population and health data (2002) |
|
Population |
[Total] |
6 787 000 |
Life expectancy
at birth (years) |
[Both] |
… |
|
[0-14 years] |
1 094 400 (16.12%) |
[Male] |
78.60 |
|
[65+ years] |
777 000 (11.45%) |
[Female] |
84.50 |
|
Crude birth rate
(per 1000 population) |
|
7.09 |
Total fertility rate |
|
0.96 |
|
Crude death rate
(per 1000 population) |
|
5.06 |
% of population served with safe water |
[Total] |
100.00 (2003) |
|
[Urban] |
100.00 (2003) |
|
[Rural] |
… |
|
Infant mortality rate
(per 1000 live births) |
|
2.37 |
% of population with adequate sanitary facilities |
[Total] |
99.00 (2003) |
|
[Urban] |
… |
|
[Rural] |
… |
|
Maternal mortality rate
(per 100 000 live births) |
|
2.08 |
|
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