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Table 1. Health Care Resources

(per 1 000 population)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number of registered doctors (1) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1
Number of registered nurses (2) 6.1 6.4 6.6 6.9 7.1 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.7
Hospital beds Series A (3) 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9
Series B (4) 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3

 

Notes
(1) Figures refer to the doctors with full registration on local and overseas lists.
(2) Figures refer to registered nurses and enrolled nurses.
(3) Series A included all hospital beds in Hospital Authority hospitals, private hospitals and correctional institutions.
(4) Series B included only hospital beds in Hospital Authority hospitals and private hospitals excluding accident and emergency observation beds, day beds and nursery beds, which followed the definition of OECD Health Data.
   
Source
Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR.
 
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Table 2. Population and Vital Events

  2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Mid-year population ('000) (a) 7,150 7,179 7,230 7,291 7,337 7,393 7,453 7,508 7,481 7,413
Proportion of elderly population (%) (1)(a) 13.7 14.2 14.7 15.3 15.9 16.4 17.0 17.7 18.5 19.6
Dependency ratio(a) Child (2) 152 149 150 154 155 157 159 160 159 157
Elderly(3) 183 190 198 208 218 228 238 249 262 282
Overall(4) 335 339 348 363 373 385 397 409 421 438
Life expectancy at birth (years) (a) Male 80.7 81.1 81.2 81.4 81.3 81.9 82.3 82.4 83.4 83.2
Female 86.4 86.7 86.9 87.3 87.3 87.6 87.6 88.1 87.7 87.9
Total fertility rate (5) (a) 1.28 1.12 1.23 1.20 1.21 1.12 1.08 1.06 0.88 0.77
Crude birth rate (6) (b) 12.8 8.0 8.5 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.3 7.1 5.6 5.2
Crude death rate (7) (b) 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.8 7.0
Infant mortality rate (8) (b) 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.4 2.0 1.7
Notes
(1) Persons aged 65 and over.
(2) Number of persons aged under 15 per 1 000 persons aged between 15 and 64.
(3) Number of persons aged 65 and over per 1 000 persons aged between 15 and 64.
(4) Number of persons aged under 15 and those aged 65 and over per 1 000 persons aged between 15 and 64.
(5) The average number of children that would be born alive to a woman during her lifetime if she was to pass through her childbearing ages 15-49 experiencing the age specific fertility rates prevailing in a given year.
(6) Number of registered live births per 1 000 population.
(7) Number of registered deaths per 1 000 population.
(8) Number of registered infant deaths per 1 000 registered live births.
   
   
Sources
(a) Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR.
(b) Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR.
   
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8 Nov 2022