The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-19
MALE IS The
WEAKER SEX
Statistics Show tho Greatest
Mortality Is Among Men.
THE TWO HEALTH MONTHS
Thy iN October and Nuv,mbsr-Ths
Total Number Of Dsaihssby Suicide
Curing Year Was 5498.

Washington. Nov. 1s.-"Death months"
and August for children under five years
OF age according to the statistics Of the
18th census. The mortality IL greatest for
both males and females during these pc
riods.
The health months" for both adults
and children are October and November,
when mortality Is at a minimum.
Vital statistics show in practically
every instance the greatest mortality
among the males. evidence. the scIen-
lists assert that the males are becoming
weaker physically and more susceptible
TO disease and death, while the females
are growing stronger and are constitu-
t.onally better equipped to battle for life.
In the children's class. known techni-
cally as the group under Ave years OF
age, the population was in July, wnen
the figures show males 6759, females
s70.5 and in August males 5ss.7, females
5l2.b and was lowest in October males
3s0.6, females 1904. and November. males
34.9, females 1903
MARCH MOST FATAL MONTH
Between FIVE and afty-nine years the
rates for both males and females were
highest In March. males. zoos: females,
S,7. and In April males 9e4; females,
s56: and were lowest in June, males, 79.4:
females, 6S4, and In September males.
1876: females 6ls
All the figures show March TO be the
most fatal month In the year.
Suicide is most prevalent during April.
May, August and January The propor-
tion OF suicides has been greatest during
the last decade on the Pacific Coast.
where the deaths were 1876 per 1000 OF
population. with the South Atlantic coast
including New York, ranking fourth with
a percentage OF OF In states where sun
cides were recorded by the registration
method the death rate from this cause
was the highest in Maine, 10.s: New York.
lo.s; Connecticut. 1915. and lowest In Mi
chigan. New Jersey and Rhode Island,
with 81 each.
OVER 5000 SUICIDES.
The total number OF deaths reported as |
due TO suicide In the United States during
the census year was 5. s9s. OF which f,313 !
were males and 1,1S5 were females. The |
OF deaths from this cause in
l.ooc deaths from all known causes was
s.5. while In 1880 n was but 45.
Shooting was by far the most popular |
method OF ending life with poison and
drowning In the order named The per |
centage OF suicides was highest among |
France. with Germany and Russia-ro-
and second and third. The dea h-rate
rom suicide Of those whose mothers were |
BORN in the United States was mucn
over than In other countries
Suicide Is on the increase. especiaiy
among the married males. The death
ate OF married male from fifteen to
orty-four years OF agt, was greater than
n unmarried males. After forty-five
ears Of age the rate was much greater
among the unmarried males. In females,
between forty-five and sixty
our years of age. the rate of death from |
uicide was greater than of those married
'r widowed
Males. hstween the ages OF thirty.fye
md thirt. whine years. were In the major
~ OF those who committed suicide dur
ng the census year OF 100, while among
women the greater number who killed
themselves were between twenty and
wenty-four years old Suicide Is oe-
reasing among the younger generation
n cities April and May are the months
elected by a greater percentage OF the
'ersons to kill themselves while in the
ural districts May and July are genei-
lily chosen.