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Males are more likely to die at all age groups than females.

Death rate by gender and age group, Hong Kong SAR, 2006
(number of registered deaths per 100 000 population of respective sex and age group)

14 and below
Male: 26.9
Female 21.5

15-24
Male: 30.6
Female: 15.8

25-34
Male: 72.6
Female: 32.8

35-44
Male: 123.3
Female: 68.3

45-54
Male: 274.8
Female: 154.5

55-64
Male: 724.5
Female: 329.2

65-74
Male: 2075.8
Female: 1008.6

75 and above
Male: 6854.1
Female: 4952.7

Sources: Census and Statistics Department, Department of Health

The age-standardised death rates for the eight leading causes of death are higher for males than females.

Age-standardised death rates of eight leading causes of death by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2006
(Number of registered deaths per 100 000 standard population*)
(Ranking according to year 2006's number of deaths)

Cause of death: Malignant neoplasms
Male: 158.9
Female:83.4
Male to female ratio^#: 1.9:1

Cause of death: Diseases of heart
Male: 60.8
Female: 39.5
Male to female ratio^#: 1.5:1

Cause of death: Pneumonia
Male: 47.9
Female: 24.4
Male to female ratio^#: 2.0:1

Cause of death: Cerebrovascular diseases
Male: 33.7
Female: 24.4
Male to female ratio^#: 1.4:1

Cause of death: External causes of morbidity and mortality †
Male: 31.3
Female: 14.5
Male to female ratio^#: 2.2:1

Cause of death:Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Male: 28.8
Female: 7.3
Male to female ratio^#: 3.9:1

Cause of death: Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
Male: 13.4
Female: 10.2
Male to female ratio^#: 1.3:1

Cause of death: Septicaemia
Male: 7.0
Female: 5.1
Male to female ratio^#: 1.4:1

Notes:

* Based on a new world standard population specified in GPE Discussion Paper Series: No.31, EIG/GPE/EBD, World Health Organization, 2001.

# Male to female ratio are derived from unrounded figures.

† According to the ICD 10th Revision, when the morbid condition is classifiable under Chapter XIX as "Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes", the codes under Chapter XX for "External causes of morbidity and mortality" should be used as the primary cause of death.

Source: Census and Statistics Department, Department of Health

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