The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04
DURATION OF LIFE.
STATISTICS SHOW THAT LON
GEvITY rs INCREASING.
Interesting Facts Concerning Births
and Mortality Are Brought
Out by Compilers Of
Figures.

Vital statistics show that owing to
modern sanitary reforms and the ad-
vancement of medical science, there
is prolongation of human life now
in all civilized parts Of the world. II
has been noticed for long time that
there has been a marked increase OF
longevity in the United States, and
now the latest statistics prove that
in foreign countries similar condi'
ton prevails.
Sweden leads the world in low death
rate. The Swedes have kept vital sta.
tistics for more than $50 years. Nc
other country has such ancient rec.
ords. It is said that all countries can
estimate the improvement in the death
rate for 10, Is or 20 years, but IN
Sweden the average mortality of chill
dren under 10 years of age for the 10
years previous to 1850 was 53.5 per
1000, and this percentage has been
decreased gradually ever since, until
it is now only 26.9 per 1000, or the
lowest in the world.
There has been also decrease 10
the death rate of all ages in Sweden.
The statistics show the rate for per-
sons between 10 and 20 years of age
has fallen from GA per 1000 in 176G
to 4.3; for persons between 30 and 40
years Of age 1t has dropped from liz
to IL per 1000, and for persons be-
tween 40 and so years Of age from 16.s
to 95. The death rate as we'll as the
rate of illiteracy Of the two countries
on the Scandinavian peninsula is the
lowest to be found anywhere in the
world. '.E - III,
The actuaries of insurance com.
panies find decided prolongation Of
human life in Holland. There the av'
erage life of man has increased from
IS to 81 years, and women from 80 to
81 years, while the lowest death rate
among women is from 20 to IS years
OF age. In Great Britain and Ireland
says the report, there has been an
Improvement of about per cent.
according to tables kept for 30 years.
Notwithstanding the great immigra-
ton from Germany, which disturbs the
calculations of the statisticians, it is
found that the average duration Of life
in the empire is considerably greater
than it was 80 years ago. In Hungary.
municipal statistics for Buda-Pesth
and several other cities show de.
crease of 20 per cent. in the average
death rate, particularly among chill
dren.
A Washington correspondent Of the
Chicago Record Herald, who has been
investigating these vital statistics
finds that there is no way of ascer-
tanning with accuracy the birth rate
among the people of the United States
although such a record is scrupulous.
ly kept in the cities of Europe. In
most American cities 1t Is true that
much attention has not been paid t.
this subject. Nevertheless, health au
thorities are taking hold Of it at the
of statistical associations, and
the defect in regard to birth rates will;
probably soon be remedied.
In New York and Washington there
is a birth rate given, as in Boston. In
Washington the birth rate per 1,00e
is 1913, death rate, 1872; in New York
birth rate 289; death rate 22.6; IN
Boston, birth rate, 265, death rate 1874
The highest birth rate in the world
Is at Cairo, Buenos Ayres being sec.
ond; then come the great manufac
turing cities of England. The loves,
birth rates are reported from Calcut
Ia, Brussels and Paris.