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The following table shows the number of deaths, and the death-rate per 1,000 of the living population ; also a comparison with the average rate for 1882-86 : —

The death-rates of males and females for the last ten years are shown separately in the next table, and also the number of male deaths to every 100 female deaths : —

Males of tender years are more delicate than females, and, later in life, more liable to accident. These disadvantages are partly compensated by the preponderance of male births, but the tendency of the natural increase is towards an equalization in the numbers of the sexes. For the purpose of considering the mortality in New Zealand more closely than can be done by means of crude death-rates, it is desirable to ascertain the rates at different age-periods of the population. The abnormally high rate in 1907, tine io prevalence of epidemic diseases, is strikinglv illustrated by comparison with die average for the previous five years.

Death-rates per 1,000 living at Various Age-periods.

Year. Year. Total Number of Deaths. N Total dumber of Deaths. E Death-rate. Per 1,000 I with Rate in TJ ,.. 1882-86 Population. taken M m Death-rate. Year. Death-rate. Total ~T~ Number of u . , u ! Compare J Deaths. Pel If' 000 S with rate in Population. tak X e 8 n 8 a B 8 U»0. Death-rate. I 1882-86 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 5,944 6,137 5,708 5,772 5,994 6,518 6,459 6,767 6,918 6,863 6,432 6,595 10-84 100 10-29 95 9-43 87 9-44 87 9-66 89 10-35 95 1006 93 10-23 94 10-19 94 9-91 91 9-10 84 9-14 84 1898 1899 moil 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 . 1909 1910 7,241 9-84 91 7,680 10-24 ill 7,200 9-43 87 7,634 9-81 90 8,375 10-50 97 8,528 10-40 • 96 8,087 9-57 88 8,061 9-27 86 8,339 9-31 , 86 10,066 10-95 101 9,043 9-57 88 8,959 9-22 85 9-63!) 9-71 , 89 i i i i i i i 1 _i_

1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Year. i | Deaths per 1,000 of the Total Population. Males. Females. Total. 10-33 8-43 9-43 10-80 8-71 9-81 11-64 9-23 10-50 11-43 9-24 10-40 10-64 8-37 9-57 10-18 8-24 9-27 10-40 - 8-08 9-31 11-81 9-98 10-95 10-62 8-38 9-57 10-18 8-14 9-22 10-67 8*63 9-71 Deaths of Males to every 100 Females. 123 124 126 124 127 124 129 118 127 125 124

Ages. Average, 1902-6. 1908. 1909. 1910. Decrease per Cent, in 1910. compared with 1902-6. ! i Under 5 years 5 vears and under 10 years.. 10 „ 15 „ .. 15 „ 20 „ .. 20 „ 25 „ .. 25 „ 35 „ .. 35 „ 45 „ .. 45 „ 55 „ -.-. 55 ., 65 .... 65 „ 75 „ .. 75 and upwards .. All ages .. .. 21-75 2-07 Mil 2-64 3-69 4-55 6-30 10-35 20-26 47-06 124-65 9-81 20-38 1-76 1-64 2-03 3-42 4-37 6-24 10-47 18-06 44-75 132-36 9-57 18-77 1-96 1-35 2-23 3-08 4-43 6-71 9-73 17-97 42-62 125-91 9-22 19*48 1 -85 1-21 2-06 2-82 4-54 6-06 9*54 19-53 45-60 162*03 9.71 10*44 10-63 26-22 21-97 23*58 0*22 3*81 7*83 3*60 3*10 + 29-91 1-02