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Age Specific Mortality Rate (ASMR)
Total Deaths by Age-group and Age Specific Mortality Rate, 2003
| Age group |
Total death(s) |
Projected Pop. for the
Age-group (2003) (b) |
ASMRs |
| 0 - 4 |
51 |
11,980 |
4.3* |
| 5 - 9 |
11 |
12,562 |
0.9 |
| 10 - 19 |
17 |
23,686 |
0.7 |
| 20 - 29 |
18 |
17,428 |
1.0 |
| 30 - 39 |
29 |
11,650 |
2.5 |
| 40 - 49 |
39 |
8,731 |
4.5 |
| 50 - 59 |
66 |
6,584 |
10.0 |
| 60 - 69 |
118 |
5,112 |
23.1 |
| 70+ |
268 |
3,671 |
73.0 |
| Total |
617 |
101,405 |
6.1** |
Source: (a) Data of total deaths reconciled from the Ministries of Health &
Justice Database.
(b)
Demographic Analysis Summary and Population Projection, 1999.
Note: * Child Mortality Rate under 5 (CMR), 2003.
** Crude Death Rate (CDR) for Tonga, 2003 (CDR= Number of deaths / Mid-year population * 1000.
Infant Deaths and Infant Mortality Rates
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Year |
Total number |
IMR |
| 2003 |
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| Live Births |
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2,781 |
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| Infant Deaths |
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34 |
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| Rate per 1,000 (IMR) |
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12.2 |
| Total Number of Infant Death |
| Infant Mortality Rates |
1999 |
48 |
18.5 |
(IMR=total no. of infant death /
total live birth * 10000 |
2000 |
28 |
10.4 |
| 2001 |
33 |
13.0 |
| 2002 |
26 |
9.8 |
| 2003 |
34 |
12.2 |
Source: Raw data drawn from the Ministries of Health and Justice Database and Rate by Department of Statistics.
Contact person: Sione Lolohea
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