demographic yearbook annuaire demographique 1951

DEATHS
19. Infant mortality rates 1930 - 1950
Country
AFRICA
[Deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1 000 live births. Data exclude stillbirths.
For discussion, see page 34.]
Code 1 1930 I 1931 I 1932 1933 I 1934 I 1935 i 1936 I 1937 I 1938 1939
-------j---'---------\---\----j---\-----
Egypt.... • • • • • • • • • • . • . . . . . • . • . • • . 151.0 160.1 173.5 162.5 166.0 I 160.6 I 163.8 \ 165.5 'I 163.4 161.2
Union of South Africa:
Europeans.............. ...... .. C 66.8 63.1 68.6 61.0 60.8 62.8 \ 59.1 II 56.6 II 51.7 49.5
OTHER AREAS
Algeria 2 [Fr.]:
Europeans••••••••••••••••...•••
Moslems..•••.••.•••.••••.••••••
Gold Coast 3 [U.K.] ......••••••.•...
Mauritius ex. dep. [U.K.] ••••••.•••..
Moroccan Protectorate [Sp.]:
Northern Zone...••••••.••..••..•
U
U 4
C
U
120.9
81.9
197.5
136.9
94.9
203.1
120.6
84.7
159.0
113.6
84.5
131.5
119.9
90.6
129.8
108.8 I 110.6 125.1 I
82.4 76.5 86.9
139.4
142.3
154.41
120.6
93.4
162.5
94.1
84.0
157.5
Morocco 2 [Fr.]:
Non-indigenous population 5 •••••••
Mozambique [Port.]:
Non-indigenous population.•••.•••.
Possessions in North Africa [Sp.]:
Ceuta and Melillo ••••••.•.••••.•
Southern Rhodesia [U.K.],
Europeans••••••••••••••••..••••
South West Africa 9,
Europeans•••••••••••...........
Tunisia [Fr.]:
Europeans•••••••••••...........
Zanzibar and Pemba [U.K.] .
83.3
C6
7 151.5 7120.3 7125.6 792.7 794.5
C 45.2 44.8 54.9 54.5 44.8 48.1 49.2 50.5 38.8 45.4
C 39.6 39.8 37.3 37.6 87.1 45.8 32.4 29.7 36.8 39.4
84.2 92.7 87.9 124.4 75.0
AMERICA, NORTH
Canada 10........................
C
Newfoundland •••..•.•.........•
Yukon and Northwest Territories. • • • U
Costa Rica....... • . . . • • . . . . • . • . . . . C
Cuba 11••••••••...•....•...... , .. U
Dominican Republic. . • . • . . . . . • • . . . . . U 12
EI Salvador•••••...•.•...•.....•..
Guatemala •••••••••...• " .
~
Ho~duras 14••••••••••••••.•.•••••.
Mexico •.•••••••...•..........•..
Nicaragua.••......... , . " .......•
Panama 16•••... " " .
United States••.....•......•...•••
89.3 84.7
116.7 112.0
115.5 105.0
154.7 178.7
48.4 75.7
130.4 154.5
13 83.9 13 84.4
105.9 95.0
131.6 137.7
73.3 73.1
134.0 141.0 136.2 140.3 120.3 133.4 117.2 115.6
13 83.7 13 106.8 13 107.9 13 100.2 13 91.1 13 98.7 13 101.1 128.1
103.6 85.7
71.7
81.1
71.0
97.1
66.1
112.5
75.8
122.7
63.3
92.7
60.7
77.4
92.1 118.1 109.3 100.3 157.3 112.2 115.9 104.4
149.1 163.7 135.6 157.0 152.9 141.7 121.7 140.1
113.5 131.6 100.0 127.2 106.4 * 86.8 * 83.0
48.1 47.2 49.8 49.7
105.8 87.4 108.6 101.6 106.1
130.3 125.7 130.8 130.8 128.0 122.6
107.9 105.6 98.6 93.9 92.4 93.5
C 15
U
137.5 139.3
102.6
15
C 17 64.6 17 61.6 17 57.6 58.1 60.1 55.7 57.1 54.4 51.0 48.0
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1 Rates derived from dolo staled to be complete or virtually complete are
coded "C"; those derived from data which are stated to be affected by
irregularities in registration or incomplete coverage are coded "U".
" Excluding live-born infants dying within 3 days after birth without being
registered as live births.
" Rates for compulsory registration areas, representing about one-tenth
of total population.
~ Reliability of data affected by movements of population to and from
Ihe towns that comprise the registration area.
5 "Non-Moroccan" population.
6 Registration not compulsory; believed to be complete only for the non·
indigenous population which represents a relatively small proportion of
the total.
7 Melillo only. Excluding live-born infants dying within 24 hours.
8 Data for Ceuta exclude live-born infants dying within 24 hours.
9 Former mandated territory (Un. of S. Afr.).
10 Excluding Yukon. Northwest Territories and Newfoundland. shown separately
below.
11 Birth data include delayed registrations, particularly numerous in 1937
and 1938.
12 Coverage improved in recent years.
13 Excluding live-born infants dying immediately after birth.
14
1930-1937: years ending 31 July; beginning 1939. years ending 30 June.
15 Coverage notably incomplete in earlier years.
16 Excluding tribal Indians.
17 Data for birth registration states only. representing 95 per cent of total
population.
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