Demographics of Hong Kong
Birth and mortality rates
According to The World Factbook in 2013, the infant mortality rate in Hong Kong was 2.89 deaths/1,000 live births.

Demographics of Hong Kong

Section Title: Birth and mortality rates
Table Section Text: According to The World Factbook in 2013, the infant mortality rate in Hong Kong was 2.89 deaths/1,000 live births.

Average population (× 1,000)	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1,000)	Crude death rate (per 1,000)	Natural change (per 1,000)	TFR

1950	1,974	60,600	18,465	42,135	30.7	9.4	21.3

1951	2,044	68,500	20,580	47,920	34.0	10.2	23.8

1952	2,141	71,976	19,459	52,517	33.9	9.2	24.7

1953	2,253	75,544	18,300	57,244	33.7	8.2	25.5

1954	2,371	83,317	19,283	64,034	35.2	8.2	27.1

1955	2,490	90,511	19,080	71,431	36.3	7.7	28.7

1956	2,607	96,746	19,295	77,451	37.0	7.4	29.6

1957	2,721	97,834	19,365	78,469	35.8	7.1	28.7

1958	2,834	106,624	20,554	86,070	37.4	7.2	30.2

1959	2,951	104,579	20,250	84,329	35.2	6.8	28.4

1960	3,075	110,667	19,146	91,521	36.1	6.2	29.9	5.014

1961	3,207	108,726	18,738	89,988	34.3	5.9	28.4	5.030

1962	3,344	119,166	20,933	98,233	36.1	6.3	29.7	4.980

1963	3,477	118,413	20,340	98,073	34.6	5.9	28.7	4.857

1964	3,596	111,436	18,657	92,779	31.8	5.3	26.5	4.665

1965	3,692	106,362	18,160	88,202	29.6	5.0	24.5	4.422

1966	3,763	96,436	19,261	77,175	26.6	5.3	21.3	4.152

1967	3,812	94,368	20,234	74,134	25.3	5.4	19.9	3.887

1968	3,850	83,641	19,444	64,197	22.0	5.1	16.9	3.649

1969	3,889	82,482	19,256	63,226	21.3	5.0	16.4	3.448

1970	3,942	79,132	19,996	59,136	20.0	5.1	14.9	3.284

1971	4,009	79,789	20,374	59,415	19.7	5.0	14.7	3.459

1972	4,088	80,344	21,397	58,947	19.5	5.2	14.3	3.315

1973	4,180	82,252	21,251	61,001	19.5	5.0	14.5	3.177

1974	4,283	83,589	21,879	61,710	19.3	5.1	14.3	2.967

1975	4,396	79,790	21,591	58,168	17.9	4.9	13.0	2.666

1976	4,519	78,511	22,628	55,883	17.4	5.1	12.3	2.480

1977	4,652	80,022	23,331	56,691	17.5	5.1	12.4	2.376

1978	4,788	80,957	23,816	57,141	17.3	5.1	12.2	2.272

1979	4,919	81,975	25,110	56,865	16.8	5.1	11.7	2.120

1980	5,039	85,290	24,995	60,295	17.0	4.9	12.1	2.047

1981	5,145	86,751	24,822	61,929	16.8	4.8	12.0	1.933

1982	5,239	86,120	25,384	60,736	16.4	4.8	11.5	1.860

1983	5,322	83,293	26,512	56,781	15.6	5.0	10.6	1.722

1984	5,394	77,297	25,510	51,787	14.4	4.7	9.7	1.559

1985	5,456	76,126	25,248	50,878	14.0	4.6	9.3	1.491

1986	5,508	71,620	25,902	45,718	13.0	4.7	8.3	1.367

1987	5,551	69,958	26,916	43,042	12.6	4.8	7.8	1.311

1988	5,592	75,412	27,659	47,753	13.4	4.9	8.5	1.400

1989	5,641	69,621	28,745	40,876	12.3	5.1	7.2	1.296

1990	5,704	67,731	29,136	38,595	12.0	5.1	6.9	1.272

1991	5,786	68,281	28,429	39,852	12.0	4.9	7.1	1.281

1992	5,884	70,949	30,550	40,399	12.3	5.2	7.1	1.347

1993	5,992	70,451	30,571	39,880	12.0	5.1	6.9	1.342

1994	6,101	71,646	29,905	41,741	11.9	4.9	7.0	1.355

1995	6,206	68,637	31,468	37,169	11.2	5.1	6.1	1.295

1996	6,304	63,291	32,176	31,115	9.9	5.1	4.8	1.191

1997	6,492	59,250	31,738	27,512	9.1	4.9	4.2	1.127

1998	6,550	52,977	32,847	20,130	8.1	5.0	3.1	1.016

1999	6,611	51,281	33,255	18,026	7.8	5.0	2.7	0.981

2000	6,675	54,134	33,758	20,376	8.1	5.1	3.1	1.032

2001	6,721	48,219	33,378	14,841	7.2	5.0	2.2	0.931

2002	6,728	48,209	34,267	13,942	7.1	5.1	2.0	0.941

2003	6,745	46,965	36,971	9,994	7.0	5.5	1.5	0.901

2004	6,781	49,796	36,918	12,878	7.3	5.4	1.9	0.922

2005	6,818	57,098	38,830	18,268	8.4	5.7	2.7	0.959

2006	6,871	65,626	37,457	28,169	9.6	5.5	4.1	0.984

2007	6,921	70,875	39,476	31,399	10.2	5.7	4.5	1.028

2008	6,951	78,822	41,796	37,026	11.3	6.0	5.3	1.064

2009	6,980	82,095	41,175	40,920	11.8	5.9	5.9	1.055

2010	7,024	88,584	42,194	46,390	12.6	6.0	6.6	1.127

2011	7 072	95,451	42,346	53,105	13.5	5.9	7.6	1.204

2012	7,155	91,558	43,917	47,641	12.8	6.1	6.7	1.285

2013	7,187	57,084	43,397	13,687	7.9	6.0	1.9	1.125

2014	7,242	62,305	45,087	17,218	8.6	6.2	2.4	1.235

2015	7,306	59,878	46,108	13,770	8.2	6.3	1.9	1.196

2016	7,337	60,803	46,900	13,903	8.3	6.4	1.9	1.205

2017	7,410	56,890	45,883	11,007	7.7	6.3	1.4	1.126

2018	7,482	54,330	47,479	6,851	7.2	6.3	0.9

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In 2001, there were a total of 48,219 births.
In 2001 there were a total of 48,219 births in Hong Kong.
In 2001, there were 48,219 births in Hong Kong.

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final_sentence: In 2001 there were a total of 48,219 births in Hong Kong.
final_sentence: In 2001, there were 48,219 births in Hong Kong.