In 2022, the new crown pneumonia epidemic will cause a fatal blow to Hong Kong. (Photo by Emmanuel Serna/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The COVID-19 pandemic has raged in recent years, and coupled with the aging population, the death toll and mortality rate in Hong Kong will increase significantly in 2022. Figures released by the Census and Statistics Department show that there will be as many as 63,692 deaths in 2022, a sharp increase of 24% from 2021. The crude death rate has also increased significantly from 6.9 per 1,000 people in 2021 to 8.7 in 2022. Hong Kong’s standardized death rate It rose for the first time since 2008, reaching a new high since 2010.
The January 2024 issue of “Hong Kong Monthly Statistics” published a special article briefly describing the death trends in Hong Kong from 1991 to 2022, and discussing the main causes of death, average life expectancy and seasonal patterns of death. The article pointed out that under the influence of the 2019 coronavirus disease epidemic, the age-gender mortality rates of many age groups in Hong Kong in 2022 are higher than those in 2021. Deaths soared from 51,354 in 2021 to 63,692 in 2022. During the same period, the crude death rate increased from 6.9 deaths per 1,000 people to 8.7. Even if the age and gender structure factors of the population are excluded, the standard death rate still increased from 6.9 to 8.4 per 1,000 people.
Hong Kong people have tended to live longer in the past 30 years
According to figures from the Census and Statistics Department, the standardized death rate of Hong Kong’s population has been declining since 2008, when it was 9.1%, and did not rebound until 2022. Since 8.2 deaths per 1,000 people in 2011, the number has continued to decline, and it will not rebound until 2022. However, the Census and Statistics Department pointed out that over the past 30 years, the age-gender mortality rates for most age groups of both sexes have generally continued to decline, reflecting that Hong Kong residents tend to live longer with the advancement of medical services. However, due to the aging of the population, the overall mortality rate and number of deaths will inevitably increase.
In March 2022, the number of cases of COVID-19 infection in Hong Kong exceeded one million, and the number of deaths from respiratory diseases exceeded the number of deaths from tumors in the same year. (Photo by Ben Marans/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Statistics also reflect that respiratory diseases, including COVID-19, will surpass cancer to become the number one killer in Hong Kong in 2022. Between 2001 and 2022, tumors have been the leading cause of death in Hong Kong, but in 2022, respiratory diseases (including COVID-19) replaced tumors as the leading cause of death. Comparing 2021 and 2022, in 2021, the most common cause of death among Hong Kong people was tumors (30.1%), followed by respiratory diseases (22.9%); by 2022, the most common cause of death was respiratory diseases (35.3%), surpassing tumors (22.9%). 24.5%).
From the analysis of long-term figures, the mortality rate of Hong Kong people has still improved significantly. In 1991, the average life expectancy at birth for men in Hong Kong was 75.2 years and for women 80.7 years. By 2022, the corresponding figures for men and women have increased to 80.7 years and 86.8 years respectively.
2024-01-15 10:50:49
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