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Comparative Death-rate for the Period 1900 to 1910.

Considering the range of this statement New Zealand is conspicuous as showing the lowest deathrate. The rates for the principal Australian States are a little higher, but, generally speaking, far below those for the United Kingdom or the European Continental States mentioned in the table. Ages at Death. The deaths occurring during 1910 are tabulated below in single years up to five years, and from thence in groups, showing males and females separately : —

- Country. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. NewZealand ... 9 43 981 10*50. 10-40 9*57 Queensland . . 1173 11*88; 12-08J 1238 10-11 New South Wales 1116 11-75! 11-97 1165 10-65 Victoria ... 12-75 13*22 13-40 12-90 11-92 South Australia* 1064 1111 11-79 10-71 10-22 Western Australia 12-92 13 36 13-63' 12-60 11-91 Tasmania ... 11-05 10-52! 11-00 lf-92 1104 England and Wales 182 169 162 j 15-4 162 Scotland ... 185 17*9 I 172 : 166 16-9 Ireland ... 19 6 17-8 175 17-5 18-1 Denmark ... 16*8 i 158 146 147 14-1 Norway ... i 15-8 149 ' 13-8 14-8 : 14-3 Sweden ... 168 161 154 15-1 15-3 Austria ... 25-3 240 24-7 238 23-7 Hungary ... 26-9 25-4 270 26-1 24-8 Switzerland ... 19 3 180 17*2 17*6 17-8 German Empire... 221 207 19-5 I 20-0 19-6 Netherlands ... 178 172 16*3 15-6 15-9 France ... 21*9 201 19*5 19-2 19-4 I Italy ... ... 23-8 22-0 22-2 22-4 21-1 \ j 9-27 10-47 i 1016 I 12-10 I 1014 10-83 10-29 15-2 159 17-1 150 14-8 15-6 25-0 27*8 17-9 19*8 15-3 ! 196 ; 2i*9 - 9-31 10-95 9-57 9.22 9-71 9-56 10-35 1034 9-79 9*80 9*92 10-58 1016 9-84 9-80 12-42! 11-66 12-53 11-24 11*30 10*34 9-72 9-84 937; 9 71 11*87 11*17 10-86 9-98 9-81 11-24: ii-H 11-71 1000 11-49 15-4 150 14-7 j 14-5 : ... 160 16-2 161 15-3 170 17*7 176 17*2 13-5 14-2 14-5 131 13 7 14-2 14-3 13-5 14-4 14-6 14-9 13-7 ! ... 22-4 22-6 22-3 248 '■ 25-2 24-8 25-1 17-0 16-8 16-2 18-2 180 ' 18-1 14-8 146 15-0 13-7 19-9 ! 20-2 ' 190 19-3 20-8 20-8 22-6 21-4 " Excluding the Northern Territor;

Ages. Males. Males. Fe Females. emales. Total. Total. Under 1 month 1 month and under 3 months 3 months ,, 6 „ 6 „ „ 12 „ • • 459 177 165 191 327 786 121 298 168 333 152 343 327 121 168 152 786 298 333 343 Total under 1 year ,, 992 992 768 1,760 768 1,760 1 year 2 years 3 „ 4 „ __ 134 50 48 27 119 252 45 95 28 76 27 54 Total under 5 years 1,251 987 2,238 5 years and under 10 years 10' „ 15',, 15 „ 20 „ 20 „ 25 „ 25 „ 30 „ 30 „ 35 „ 35 „ 40 „ 40 .. 45 „ 45 .. 50 „ 50 55 „ 55 60 „ 60 65 „ 65 .. 70 „ 70 75 „ 75 .. 80 ., 80 85 „ 85 .. 90 .. 90 .. 95 .. 95 .. 100 .. .00 years 02.. Totals . 106 73 100 162 197 218 197 196 220 230 314 314 417 583 533 312 132 36 11 I 1 | 5,604 ! 81 187 44 117 101 201 136 298 183 380 208 426 178 375 144 340 135 355 165 395 181 495 215 529 282 699 316 899 322 855 222 531 ill i 222 40 76 5 16 I 1 1,035 9,639 4,035 9,639