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Standardized Death-rates per Million from all Causes and some of the Principal Causes of Death. (Standard: Population of England and Wales, 1901).

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International . _ _ Males - Females. List Kumber. Cause of Death. Country. : ■ ■ . . . 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936.* 1931. 1932. 1933. ' 1934. 1935. I 1936.* All causes .. '.. .. .. .. E. and W. .. 11,281 10,896 10,920 10,428 10,167 .. 9,019 8 730 8 809 8 398 8 036 Qnos „ ,,. , ... . N - z - •• 8.007 7,418 7,450 7,795 7,410 7,723 6,784 6,580 6,256 6.559 6^540 90-95 Heart-disease (all forms) .. .. .. .. E. and W. . . 1,845 1,848 1,896 1,897 1,949 .. 1592 ]560 1616 1565 1597 .. -, n N - Z - •• x ' 752 l>711 1,795 1,894 1,913 2,001 1,453 1,522 1.594 1.538 45-53 Cancer .. .. .. E. and W. .. 1,034 1,052 1,035 1,046 1,058 .. 974 966 973 974 959 1R o 1QS v . , N - Z - ■• 842 821 858 865 845 818 838 784 864 889 810 891 Ib3-198 Violence .. .. .. .. .. E. and W. .. 693 710 721 705 669 .. 290 280 293 297 987 lnA „„ -p.- tA . N - Z - •• l' U9 f 893 759 821 706 784 379f 280 279 231 252 ~249 104-114 -Diseases ot the respiratory system .. .. .. E. and W. .. 1,704 1,426 1,442 1,313 1225 1242 1055 1043 897 831 „- 19Q p.- „., ,. NZ - •• 627 633 572 616 597 693 'ōO2 '452 '399 450 420 *498 115-129 Diseases of the digestive system .. .. .. E. and W. .. 690 687 684 654 659 . . 494 511 507 495 469 23-32 Tuberculosis (all forms) .. .. .. .. E. and W. .. 976 913 901 832 774 . . 772 727 707 657 610 9q T , , . , . , . N - Z - • ■ 419 406 387 411 384 425 397 407 393 381 333 'ill 23 Tuberculosis (respiratory system) . . .. .. E. and W. .. 780 718 729 669 627 .. 601 562 559 512 486 30-132 Nephritis (acute and chronic) .. .. .. E. and W. .. 325 319 292 996 996 . 255 255 245 937 941 97 Arterio-selerosis .. .. |td W. .. In $ !o9 lit III ™ .75 |g j£ 3? 278 * 0 9 o - , , . , N - Z - •■ m 202 167 172 168 172 226 228 192 166 189 'l75 82 Cerebral haemorrhage apoplexy, &c... .. .. E. and W. .. 436 427 404 398 396 421 418 399 397 399 «« Senility Krf W. " JSS III io S lit »* £ S HI til 59 PiabetesmeUitus .. .. I.ia W. \ \ Z 1 "It «g S U4 SS m !!" 199-200 Ill-deW diseases Raw." « g ™ 94 »« 1« 1™ Ml N.Z. .. 47 37 24 19 20 8 21 11 10 6 7 " 1 Common Infectious Diseases — lands Enteric fever .. .. E. and W. .. 7 7 6 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 7 MeasleS |z andW " ■" 133 ?! X 42 4 -- 4 U * 5^ 8 Scarlet fever E . and W. '.'. "l6 "l6 23 31 18 .. ' '20 "20 26 34 ' 21 9 Whooping-cough EiandW. I: 83 98 76 67 54 § 107 127 100 94 73 " 10 ltd W. !! §? f, H £ £ 2} g « '' 51 ., T fl NZ - •• 41 36 24 25 31 14 51 99 _9 9T 07 "oi 11 Influenza E. and W. .. 304 263 463 122 152 . . 265 237 401 91 120 16 Acute poHomyelitis .. KndW... "J 1 % "S 1 ° 3 » 1 10 « " ' 89 N.Z. .. 6 19 9 .. ' "4 2 2 3 3 2 " 4 * Figures for England and Wales not yet available t Year of the Napier earthquake.