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December 2016 issue of Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics now available
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     The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) published today (December 15) the December 2016 issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics (HKMDS).

     Apart from providing up-to-date statistics, this issue also contains two feature articles entitled "The Mortality Trend in Hong Kong, 1981 to 2015" and "Salary Statistics of Middle-level Managerial and Professional Employees, 2006 to 2016".

"The Mortality Trend in Hong Kong, 1981 to 2015"

     Mortality trend is often used as one of the indicators for assessing the state of health of the population. Analysis of age-sex mortality rates and causes of death can also facilitate planning of healthcare services.

     In Hong Kong, the age-sex specific mortality rates for both genders and all age groups have been decreasing continuously, reflecting that residents of Hong Kong tend to live longer along with advancement in healthcare services. Yet, because of population ageing, the overall mortality rates and the number of deaths showed an increasing trend.

     This feature article gives a brief account of the mortality trend in Hong Kong over the period from 1981 to 2015. It also discusses the leading causes of death, the expectation of life and the seasonality of deaths.

     For enquiries about this feature article, please contact the Demographic Statistics Section, C&SD (Tel: 3903 6933; email: population@censtatd.gov.hk).

"Salary Statistics of Middle-level Managerial and Professional Employees, 2006 to 2016"

     This feature article describes the movements of the salaries of middle-level managerial and professional employees in selected industry sections during the period from 2006 to 2016. Up-to-date statistics on the entitlement of such employees to various types of fringe benefits are also presented.

     For enquiries about this feature article, please contact the Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section, C&SD (Tel: 2887 5230; email: mpes@censtatd.gov.hk).

     Published in bilingual form, the HKMDS is a compact volume of official statistics containing about 140 tables. It collects up-to-date statistical series on various aspects of the social and economic situation of Hong Kong. Topics include population; labour; external trade; National Income and Balance of Payments; prices; business performance; energy; housing and property; Government accounts, finance and insurance; and transport, communications and tourism. For selected key statistical items, over 20 charts depicting the annual trend in the past decade and quarterly or monthly trend in the recent two years are also available. Users can download the Digest free of charge at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/sp140.jsp?productCode=B1010002).

     Enquiries about the contents of the Digest can be directed to the Statistical Information Services Section of the C&SD (Tel: 2582 4738; email: gen-enquiry@censtatd.gov.hk).
 
Ends/Thursday, December 15, 2016
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