1957 - United Nations Statistics Division

DEATHS
8. Crude death rates 1930-1956
[Rates are the number of deaths per 1000 population. Data exclude foetal deaths. For discussion, see page 28.]
Continent and country Code 1 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942
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AFRICA
Algeria 2 [Fr.]:
Moslem population ••••••••••• U
3 17.5 3 22.3 3 33.5
European population•••••••••• C 3 11.4 312.6 3 13.6 3 15.7
Angola [Par!.] ••••••••••••••••••• U 2.9 2.5 3.5 5.1 4.7 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.9
Bechuanalond [UK]:
Non-indigenous population 4 **. C
Belgian Congo:
Indigenous population 5•••••••• 28.8 24.2 23.5 24.2 24.0 24.4
White population 6 ••••••••••• 12.4 10.8 9.6 9.1 7.6 8.2 8.8 7.7 7.9 7.5 7.6 8.1 7.7
Cape Verde Island [Port.J •••••••••• U7 18.4 24.8 27.0 23.3 20.3 27.9 21.5 26.9 21.7 20.9 24.2 875.7 8107.1
Camara Islands [Fr.] ••••.•.•••••••
Egypt••••••••••••••••••••.•.••• t U 10 24.9 26.6 28.5 27.5 27.8 26.4 28.8 27.1 26.3 25.9 26.3 25.7 28.3
French West Africa:
Dakar
Indigenous population.••••••••
Non-indigenous population•.•..
Gambia [UK]:
Bathurst•••.••..•.•••••••••••• 25.6
Ghana 11 •••••••.••••••••••••••• t U 12
Madagascar [Fr.] •••.•••••••••••• U
Mauritius ex. dependencies [UK] •••• t C 35.4 38.4 32.2 26.6 25.1 25.8 25.8 28.1 29.2 27.4 24.9 25.0 28.6
Rodrigues•••••••••.••••••••••. t C 13.2 13.6 11.8 20.3 11.8 7.3 20.8 10.2 14.3 9.2 10.6 11.3
Morocco:
Former French Zone
Non-indigenous population 2, 13. C 11.6 12.0 12.4 13.8
Former Spanish Zone
Northern Zone 14.............
Tangier••.•••••••••••••••••.••
U 15
U 16
Mozambique [Par!.] •.•••••••••.••• U7 6.7 7.2. 9.0 8.2
Non-indigenous population 17 •••
Nigeria, Federation of [UK]:
Lagos
Indigenous population•••••••••
C 12.8 12.5 12.2 10.9 11.4 11.3 10.7 9.5
Portuguese Guinea ••.•••••••••••• U7
Reunion [Fr.]..................... U
Rhodesia and Nyasaland,
Federation of [UK]:
European population•••••.•.•• t...
Northern Rhodesia
Indigenous population•••••••••
European population••••.•.••• t... 10.1 8.2 7.6 9.1 8.9
Nyasaland••.•.•••.••••••••••• t U
European population **....... too.
* Provisiona I.
** Rates for some years in thiS series are computed on frequencies less
than 50.
t Rates known to be by year of registration rather than by year of
occurrence.
1 Ra.tes stated to be complete or virtually complete are coded "C", those
stated to be affected by irregularities in registration or incomplete
coverage are coded "U II •
2 Rates exclude deaths of infants dying before registration of birth.
3 Not computed by the Statistical Office of the United Nations.
4 European, Indian and coloured (mixed) population, together comprising
about one per cent of the total.
5 Official rates estimated from sample surveys of about 3.6 per cent of
tolal population; these surveys were discontinued in 1954 because they
were found to be unrepresentative. A new sample of 3 separate strata
covering together about 12 per cent of the population is now in
process. Registered rates based on incomplete reports for 1953-1955
were 13.4,13.3 and 12.8 respectively.
o Rates include stillbirths.
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* Donnees provisoires.
** Dans cette serie, les taux pour certaines annees ant ete calcules sur 10
base d'un nombre de deces inferieur a 50.
t Statistiques etablies selon I'annee de I'enregistrement et non I'annee
de I'evenement.
1 La lettre "C" designe les donnees considerees comme completes au
pratiquement completes; 10 lettre "u" les donnees considerees comme
incompletes ou faussees par des irregularites d/enregistrement.
2 Non compris les enfants decedes avant I'enregistrement de leur naissance.
3 Ce taux n'a pas ete calcule par Ie Bureau de statistique des Nations
Unies.
4 Europeens, personnes d'origine indienne et personnes de couleur
(metis) representant ensemble 1 pour cent environ de 10 population
totale.
5 Estimotions officielles etablies d'apres des sondages sur echantillon
d'environ 3,6 pour cent de 10 population totoIe; ces sondages ant ete
interrompus en 1954, car iI est apparu que I'echontillon n'etait pas
representatif. Un nouvel echantillon de 3 strates distinctes representant
ensemble environ 12 pour cent de 10 population totale a ete constitue
pour Ie sandage en cours. Les taux calcules sur 10 base de donnees
d'enregistrement incompletes pour 1953-1955 sont de 13,4, 13,3 et
12,8 respectivement.
o Y compris les mort-nes.