demographic yearbook annuaire demographique 1951

DEATHS
14. Crude death rates 1930-1950
[The number of deaths, exclusive of stillbirths, per 1 000 persons. For discussion, see page 34.]
Country
Code 1
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
AFRICA
Egypt•••••••••••••••••••••.••.•.•
Union of South Africa:
Europeans.••.••••••••••••••••••
C
24.9
9.7
26.6
9.4
28.5
9.9
27.5
9.3
27.8
9.6
26.4
10.5
28.8
9.6
27.1
10.1
26.3
9.5
25.0
9.4
OTHER AREAS
Algeria 3 [Fr.]:
Europeans.•••••••••••.•.•.•.••.
Moslems••••••.••••••.••••••••••
Angola [Porl.] .•.•.•...••••••••••..
Belgian Congo:
Non-indigenous population 5•••••••
12.4
10.8
9.6
2.9
9.5
2.5
7.7
3.5
8.2
5.1
8.8
4.7
7.7
4.0
7.9
3.9
7.5
Cape Verde Islands [Pori.] •.•••••••••
Gold Coast 6 [U.K.] •••••••••••••••••
Mauritius ex. dep. [U.K.] •.•••..•.•.••
Moroccan Protectorate 8 [Sp.] ••••••••
Morocco [Fr.]:
Non-indigenous population 9 •••••••
18.4
35.4
24.8
38.4
27.0
32.2
23.3
26.6
20.3
25.1
27.9
25.8
21.5
25.8
26.9
28.1
21.7
29.2
20.9
27.4
11.6
Mozambique [Port.]:•.•.••••••••..•.
Northern Rhodesia [U.K.]:
Europeans••.•••.•.•.•.•.•......
Portuguese Guinea•..•.•.•..•...•.•
Possessions in North Africa [Sp,]:
Ceuta and Melillo •.•.••.•.•.•.•..
10 15.6
10 18.1
10 18.2
10 17.4
10.1
10 13.1
6.7
8.2
10 13.7
St. Helena ex. dep. [U.K.] .••••••••••.
sao Tome and Principe [Port.] .•••••••
Southern Rhodesia [U.K.]:
Europeans••••.•••.••••••••••.••
South-West Africa 12:
Europeans•••••••••••.•.•.•.•.•.
C
C
9.2
6.6
8.3
6.9
9.5
7.6
8.4
5.8
9.5
12.5
10.3
6.5
15.2
23.7
10.3
7.4
7.3
25.8
9.2
6.5
13.7
29.9
9.0
7.3
10.8
32.4
9.3
8.2
Spanish Guinea 13••••••••••••••••••
Tangier [Inl. Adm.] .•.•••....••....•
Zanzibar and Pemba [U.K.] •••••.•.•.
U
U
17.6
17.6
17.0
21.2
16.2
AMERICA, NORTH
Canada 14 .
Newfoundland ••.•.•...•.•••••••
Yukon and Northwest Territaries•.••
Costa Rica 15••••••••••••••••••••••
Cuba ••••••••••••.•.••.•.•.•.•.••
Dominican Republic 15•••••••••••••••
C
U
C
U
U 16
10.7
13.4
21.2
20.4
10.1
13.3
13.1
22.5
10.2
9.9
12.7
13.1
20.5
10.9
9.6
12.1
13.4
21.1
12.4
9.5
12.1
14.4
17.9
11.6
9.7
13.5
15.3
22.1
12.0
9.8
13.0
16.2
20.2
10.7
8.2
10.3
13.5
14.3
18.4
10.2
7.7
9.6
12.1
15.3
16.9
11.1
8.1
9.7
11.7
16.2
18.5
9.8
8.5
EI Salvador 15•••••••••••••••••••••
Guatemala .•••••••••••...•....•••
Honduras 18•••••••••••••••••••••••
Mexico 15••••••••••••••••••••••••
21.6
17 24.7
18.4
26.6
22.1
17 24.3
17.3
25.9
21.3
17 23.6
26.1
22.9
17 27.3
17.6
25.7
24.4
17 30.6
15.6
23.8
24.2
17 27.4
14.4
22.6
20.3
17 24.7
16.0
23.5
19.5
17 24.4
19.2
24.4
18.1
17 26.3
22.9
18.3
29.6
16.5
23.0
1 Rates derived from data stated to be complete or virtually complete
are coded "C"; those derived from data stated to be affected by
irregularities in registration or incomplete coverage are coded "U".
2 Rates exclude deaths of armed forces outside country, but are based
on population including armed forces outside country.
3 Excluding infants dying within 3 days oller birth without being
registered as live births.
4 Registration not compulsory; believed to be complete only for the
noft-indigenous population which represents a relatively small proportion
of the total.
5 Including stillbirths.
6 Rates for compulsory registration areas, representing about one-tenth
of total population.
7 Reliability of data affected by movements of population to and
from the towns that comprise the registration area.
8 Northern Zone only.
9 "Non-Moroccan" population.
10 1930: Ceuta only; 1935-1939: Melillo only. Excluding deaths occurring
within 24 hours after birth.
11 Data for Ceuta exclude deaths occurring within 24 hours oller birth.
12 Former mandated territory (Un. of S.Afr.).
13 Excluding deaths occurring within 24 hours after birth.
14 Excluding Yukon, Northwest Territories and Newfoundland, shown
separately below. Deaths of Canadian residents temporarily in the
United States are included and deaths of U. S. residents temporarily
in Canada are excluded.
15 Rates for years before 1950 based on population estimates not yet
revised in accordance with 1950 census results.
16 Coverage improved in recent years.
17 Excluding deaths occurring immediately oller birth.
18 1930-1937: years ending 31 July; beginning 1939, years ending 30
June. Rates for years before 1950 based On population estimates not
yet revised in accordance with 1950 census results.
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