Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-12
DURATION OF LIFE.
STATISTICS SHOW THAT LON
oEvIrY Is INCREASING.
Interesting Facts Concerning Births
and Mortality Are Brought
Out by Compilers Of
Figures.

Vital statistics show thas owing Il
modern sanitary reforms and the adj
vancement OF medical science. Their,
Is prolongation OF human life now
In all civilized parts OF the world. n
has been noticed for a 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 a similar condi-
ton prevails.
Sweden leads the world In low death
rate. The Swedes have kept vital sta
tstics for more than $50 years. No
other country has such ancient rec
ords. II is said that all countries can
estimate the improvement In the death
rate for 10. rs 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. AMI this percentage has been
decreased gradually ever since. until
1t is now only 1853 per 1000. or the
lowest Ia the world.
There has been also decrease In
the death rate OF ali 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 1850
10 as: for persons between 80 and 40
years OF age II has dropped from lis
TO IL per 1000. and for persons be-
twaaa An and En vaaro 80 a mn frou, Te
TO 95. The death rate as well as the
rate OF illiteracy OF the two countries
on the Scandinavian peninsula In the
lowest to be found anywhere in the
world.
The actuaries OF insurance COM
panies find a 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 20
81 years. while the lowest death rate
among women Is from 20 to 35 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 immiera-
ton from Germany. which disturbs the
calculations OF the statisticians. II Is
found that the average duration OF life |
In the empire Is considerably greater |
than IL was 30 years ago. In Hungary. |
statistics for Buda-Pesth |
and several other cities show n 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 been
investigating these vital statistics.
finds that there Is no way Of ast err
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 II Is true that
much attention has not been paid TO
this subject Nevertheless. health au-
thorities are taking hold OF II at The
request OF statistical associations. and
the defect in regard to birth rates will
probably soon be remedied.
In New York and Washington mere
Is birth rate given. as in Boston. In
the birth rate per 1000
Is 1913. death rate. 1872; in New York.
birth rate 2S.9: death rate 22.6: In
Boston. birth rate, 26.5. death rate 1874.
The highest birth rate In the world
Is at Cairo. Buenos Ayres being sec
,nd: then come the great manufac-
turing cities OF England. The lowest
birth rates are reported from Calcut-
IA. Brussels and Paris.