According to the information released by the Statistics and Census Service, the resident population of Macao was estimated at 520,000 as at 31 March 2007, an increase of about 29,000 persons compared with the same period of 2006. In the first quarter of 2007, there were 992 live births, a decrease of 14.3% over the fourth quarter of 2006. Among the live births, 51.3% were male. The number of mortality cases reported was 419, and the major underlying causes of death were “Diseases of the circulatory system” and “Malignant neoplasms”. Meanwhile, 3 cases of fetal mortality were recorded. The Health Bureau received 959 cases of Notifiable diseases in this quarter, including 719 cases of “Varicella (chickenpox)”, 93 cases of “Tuberculosis of lung” and 71 cases of “Acute Norovirus gastroenteropathy”. In addition, 506 marriages were registered, down by 26.8% over the fourth quarter of 2006. Regarding the migratory flow, the number of legal immigrants from Mainland China totalled 497 in the first quarter of 2007, up 258 persons over the fourth quarter of 2006; meanwhile, 366 illegal immigrants were repatriated. The quarter-end balance of persons that were authorized to reside in Macao totalled 37,808, up 1,410 persons over the fourth quarter of 2006. The end-period balance of non-resident workers in Macao was 71,182, up 6,509 persons over the fourth quarter of 2006.
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