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Macao (China)

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Macao (China)
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With an annual growth rate of 1.9%, the end-year estimated population of Macao (China) was 552 300 in 2010, with 52.0% female and 48.0% male. Those aged 0-14 years account for 12.2% of the total population and those aged 65 and above for 8.0%. Population density is 18 300 per square kilometre and the entire population are city-dwellers.

In 2010, there were 5114 live births, up by 7.3% compared with 2009, while mortality increased by 6.6% to 1774. The natural growth rate for the same year was 6.1‰, with a crude birth rate of 9.4 and a crude death rate of 3.3 per 1000 population. The infant mortality rate was 2.9 per 1000 live births and the under-five mortality rate was 3.5 per 1000 live births, while the total fertility rate was 1.1 birth per woman (aged 15-49), with no recorded maternal mortality. Life expectancy at birth for male was 79.5 years in 2007-2010, and 85.4 years for female.

Besides natural increases, migration flow is another important factor in determining population growth. In 2010, an estimated net inflow of 7800 persons was recorded, including Chinese immigrants with “one-way exit permits” from Mainland China, persons authorized to reside in Macao and non-resident workers.

Macao (China), formerly Macao SAR, China, had had its own nameplate from the forty-fourth session of the Regional Committee meeting in 1993 until 19 December 1999. It was represented as Macao (China) after it was transferred from Portugal to China and became a Special Administrative Region on 20 December 1999.

Macao (China) was covered by the WHO Representative Office in Taipei, China (Taiwan) from 1959 until the Office was closed on 30 June 1972. Responsibility over Macao (China) was transferred to the Western Pacific Regional Office under the Office of the Director, Programme Management.

All communications about the WHO programme of collaboration with Macao (China) should be directed to Director, Programme Management, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific.

WHO Country Office

Office address:

Director, Programme Management
World Health Organization
Regional Office for the Western Pacific
United Nations Avenue P.O. Box 2932, 1000 Manila, the Philippines

Telephone number:

(632) 5288 001
(632) 3031 000

Fax number:

(632) 5260 279

Office hours:

07:00-15:30

Email:

postmaster@wpro.who.int

Website:

http://www.wpro.who.int

Health Bureau

Address:

Estrada do Visconde de S. Januario, Macau Caixa Postal 3002 - Macau

Telephone number:
(853) 28313731

Fax number:

(853) 28713105

Email:

info@ssm.gov.mo

Website:
http://www.ssm.gov.mo

Sources

Additional information

Statistics and Census Service, Macao SAR.

 

Statistics

Estimated Population ('000s) ( 2010 ) 552.3
Percentage of Population 5-14 years old ( 2010 ) 8
Life expectancy at birth (years) ( 2009 ) 82.5
Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 livebirths) ( 2010 ) 3.5
Total health expenditure as % of GDP ( 2009 ) 2.36
General gov't expenditure on health as % of total general gov't expenditure ( 2009 ) 8.45
Human development index ( 2009 ) 0.84
Per capita GDP (US$) at current market prices ( 2010 ) 49745
Population below national poverty line not available
Adult literacy rate (%) ( 2010 ) 95.87
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 livebirths) ( 2010 ) not available
Proportion of population with sustainable access to improved water source ( 2010 ) 100
Proportion of population with access to improved sanitation ( 2010 ) 100