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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 an- 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, males are the more liable to accident. These disadvantages are partly compensated by the preponderance of male births, but were it not for the fact that excess of immigration over emigration gives the country many more males than females the tendency would be for the female population to exceed the male. 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.

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

Death h-rate. Death-rate. Bar. Total Number of Deaths. For 1,000 of Population. Compared fear. with Rate in 1882-8<i taken us loo. Total Number of p . Compared Deaths. *W J ,WU u . it . h Rate i D , .. 1882-80 Population. taken a8 1(K> 882-86 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 5,944* 6.137 5,708 5,772 5,994 6,518 6.459 6.767 6,918 6,863 6,432 6,595 7,244 7.680 10-84 10-29 9-43 9-44 9-66 10-35 10-06 10-23 10-19 9-91 9-10 ii-ll 9-84 10-24 100 1900 1901 95 ' 1902 87 1903 87 1904 89 1905 95 1906 93 1907 94 1908 94 1909 91 1910 84 1911 84 1912 91 1913 94 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 9,639 9-7] 89 9,534 9-39 87 9.214 8-87 82 10,119 9-47 87 * Average for live yews.

Year. Deaths per 1,000 of the Total Population. Males. Females. Total. Deaths of .Male to every 100 Females. 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 • ■ • ■ 10-64 8-37 9-57 10-18 8-24 9-27 1040 808 9-31 11-81 9-98 10-95 10-62 8-38 9-57 10-18 814 9-22 10-67 8-63 9-71 10-46 8-21 9-39 9-83 7-79 8-87 10-46 8-38 9-47 143 139 145 133 143 141 139 142 140 138

Ages in Wars. tooHT 1909 - ''•""■ ""'• IB12. i9ia ! inl91:! , I compared Decrease per Cent. in 1913 compared with 1904-8. with 1!R)4-N. Under 5 5 and under 10 10 „ 15 15 „ 20 20 „ 25 25 „ 35 35 „ 45 45 „ 55 55 „ 65 65 „ 75 75 and upwards All ages 20-95 18-77 1948 16-67 1-83 1-96 1-85 1-89 1-71 1-35 1-21 1-48 2-56 2-23 2-06 2-19 3-55 ' 3-08 2-82 2-95 4-24 4-43 4-54 4-09 5-77 6-71 6-06 5-64 10-04 9-73 9-54 ' 9-82 2011 17-97 19-53 19-54 45-01 42-62 45-60 47-76 122-00 125-91 ' 162-03 126-53 9-73 9-22 9-71 9-39 14-3!» 1-62 1-33 211 2-77 3-48 5-76 9-13 18-96 46-09 130-02 8-87 1671 20-10 148 : 19-13 1-38 J 19-30 2-18 j 14-84 2-83 20-28 3-92 7-65 6-27 +8-67 10-25 + 2-09 19-82 ; 1-59 4439 1-38 136-00 +11-48 9-47 2-67