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mortality. 137
Table 25. Mortality in Sweden, compared with that of some other Countries.
Annually Death-rat , °/00 Death-rate in Sweden of that in in %
Western Europe Sweden Norway [-England-] {+Eng- land+} France Western Europe Norway [-England-] {+Eng- land+} France
1801—20 ........ 28-0 26-8 23-1 27-3 96 116 98
1821-40 ........ 26-7 23-2 19-6 24-7 87 118 94
1841—60 ........ 26-2 21-2 17-6 22-3 23-5 81 120 95 90
1861-70 ........ 26-1 20-2 18-0 22-5 23-« 77 112 90 86
1871- 80 ........ 25-7 18-3 17-0 21-4 23’7 71 108 86 77
1881-90 ........ 240 16-9 17-1 19-2 22-2 70 99 88 76
1891—00 ........ 22-1 16-4 16-2 18-2 21-6 74 101 90 76
in the whole world, with the exception of the neighbouring
Scandinavian countries.
In Table 10 is given a summary of the course of mortality in Sweden,
during the two past centuries; and in Table 25, a comparison with some
other countries for the century which has just ended. It is clear from
the latter table how much more satisfactory the position of Sweden
became during the greater part of the century under consideration.
Contrasted with the death-rate of the whole of Western Europe, that of
Sweden was only 4 % lower between 1801—20, whereas it was 30 % lower
between, 1881—90. During the ’nineties the difference shrank again to
26 %. In most recent times certain countries have, on the whole,
recovered some of the lead, so to speak, that Sweden had gained in the
matter of a diminished death-rate, which has attained a point beyond
which further improvement can only take place with difficulty, whereas,
in most other countries, the high death-rate leaves room for considerable
improvement. In Norway at one time the mortality was always lower
than in Sweden: in the ’eighties and the greater part of the ’nineties,
Table 26. Death-rates by Age, in Sweden, compared with other Countries
Age Death-rates, 1871—80, o/oo [-Sweden-] {+Swe- den+} Death-rates, 1881—90, 0/00 [-Sweden-] {+Swe- den+} Death-rates, 1901—1910, 0/00 [-Sweden-] {+Swe- den+}
Western Europe Sweden % France Sweden % England Sweden %
0— 5 years 89-21 52-27 59 65-91 43-55 66 44-64 28-41 64
5-10 8-83 8-49 96 6-24 7-74 124 4-07 4-06 100
10—15 > 4-62 4-18 90 4-01 4-03 100 2-04 3-16 155
15—20 5-99 4-50 75 6-09 4-53 74 2-88 4-64 161
20—25 834 6-23 75 7-50 5-92 79 3-64 6-03 166
25-35 9-61 7-34 76 9-42 5-55 70 5-18 6-10 118
35-45 12-15 9-27 76 11-12 8-17 73 8-64 7-15 83
45—55 12-21 13-05 76 15 32 11-51 75 14-97 10-14 68
55-65 31-51 23-52 75 28-14 21-08 75 29-01 18-27 63
65-75 69-39 53-57 77 62 64 47-09 75 62-74 41-97 67
75—w > 164-32 141-55 86 146-09 134-88 92 143-86 125-80 87
Total 25-65 18-27 71 22 23 16-94 76 15-38 14-89 97
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