MACAO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The total population of Macao was 670,900 at the end of March 2019, an increase of 3,500 quarter-to-quarter, the special administrative region's statistic service said here on Monday.
The latest report from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that Macao's female population reaches 356,800, accounting for 53.2 percent of the total by the end of the first quarter.
A total of 1,475 live births were delivered in the first quarter, a decrease of 43 quarter-to-quarter. Male babies totaled 758 and the sex ratio at birth stood at 105.7, corresponding to 105.7 male babies per 100 female babies.
The report added that the mortality increased by 51 quarter-to-quarter to 603 in the first quarter, with the top three underlying causes of death being neoplasms (212), diseases of the circulatory system (182) and diseases of the respiratory system (79).
In the first quarter of 2019, immigrants from the mainland increased by 264 quarter-to-quarter to 1,277, whereas individuals granted right of abode decreased by 57 to 166. Non-resident workers totaled 189,515, a rise of 1,035.
A total of 1,132 cases of marriage registration were recorded in the first quarter, up by 141 quarter-to-quarter. Enditem
