Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-15
DURATION OF LIFE.
STATISTICS SHOW THAT LON
GEVITY is INCREASING.
Interesting Facts Concerning Births
and Mortality Are Brought
Out by compilers of
Figures.

Vital statistics show that owing to
modern sanitary reforms ana the adj
vancement OF medical science. there
Is a prolongaton Of human life now
In all civilized parts OF the world 1t
has been noticed for a long time that
there has been n 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
lstiCs for more than ljU years. No
other country has such ancient rec
Ords. 1t Is said that all countries can
estimate the improvement In the death
rate for 10, Is or 90 years but in
Sweden the average mortality Of chill
lren under 10 years Of age for the 10
years previous to 1860 was j3.5 per
1000, ami this percentage has been
decreased gradually ever since, until
It is now only 2G9 per 1900, or the
lowest in the world.
There has been also a decrease in
the death rate of all ages In Sweden
The statistics show the rate for per-
sons between 10 and % years of age
has fallen from GA per 1000 in 1860
to i3; for persons between 80 and 40
years OF age 1t has dropped from ll.5
to IL per 1000, and for persons be-
tween 40 and 80 years Of age from 1913
to 95. The death rate as well as the
rate Of iliteracy Of the two countries
on the scandinavian peninsula is the
lowest TO be found anywhere in the
world.
The aciuarles of insurance COM
panies find decided pro!oncation OF
human life In Holland There the av-
erage life Of man has increased from
80 to 81 years, and women from 80 "a
Ct years, white the lowest death rate
among women Is from - 10 - 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 80 years
Notwithstanding the great immiera'
en- from Germany, which disulrbs The
calculations of the statisticians, 1t /:
found that the average duration OF life
in the empire Is considerably create,
than 1t was 80 years ago. n Hungary
municipal statistics for Buda-Pestl
and several other cities show a de
crease Of 90 per cent. in the average
death rate, particularly among chill
dren.
A Washington correspondent OF the
Chicago Record-Herald, who has beer
investigating these vital statistics
finds that there is no way Of aster
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. II
most American cities II is true tina
much attention has not been paid L
this subject. Nevertheless, health an
thorlties are taking hold of It at III,
request of statistical associations, anC
the defect in regard to birth rates viii
probably soon be remedied.
In New York and Washington her,
Is a birth rate given, as in Boston. II
Washington the birth rate per lO0l
is 1873, death rate, 1872; In New York
birth rate 2S.9, death rate 226; il
Boston. birth rate, 2G5, death rate 1874
The highest birth rate In the worl,
is at Cairo, Buenos Ayres being sec
ond; then come the great manuiac
turing cities Of England. The loves
birth rates are reported from Calcut
Ia, Brussels and Paris.