Appendix 6 Table 25 (Chapter 8: Health)   Population and Vital Events   2000   2004   2005   Mid-year population 6 665 000   6 882 600   6 935 900   Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population) 8.1   7.2   8.2   Crude death rate (per 1 000 population) 5.1   5.4   5.5 # Infant mortality rate(1) (per 1 000 2.9   2.5 # 2.4 #   registered live births)             Neonatal (aged under four weeks) 1.7   1.6 # 1.5 #   mortality rate(1) (per 1 000 registered               live births)             Post neonatal (aged from four weeks 1.2   0.9 # 0.9 #   to under one year) mortality rate(1)               (per 1 000 registered live births)             Maternal mortality ratio(1) (per 100 000 5.6   4.1 # 1.8 #   registered live births)             Expectation of life at birth (years)               Male 78.0   79.0   78.8 #   Female 83.9   84.7   84.4 #     Note: (1) Figures are derived based on registered deaths. Sources: Demographic Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2716 8345) Department of Health. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8569)