The age-standardised death rate* has decreased from 6.0 per 1000 standard population in 1981 to 2.8# in 2023. Notes: The figures are based on deaths registered under the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance (Cap. 174, Laws of Hong Kong) during the specified period. Figures from 1996 onwards are compiled based on the population estimates under the "resident population" approach instead of the "extended de facto" approach. * Based on the world standard population specified in GPE Discussion Paper Series: No.31, EIP/GPE/EBD, World Health Organization, 2001. # Provisional figures. |