Phillips County herald., 1922-03-10
RURAL CLASSES
LONGEST Lived. |!
Census Bureau Also Finhs ]
Women at AL Ages Have
Better1h for Life.
GIRLS HAVE BEST CHANGE
Examination Of Mortality Tables In
dictates Decided Improvement in
Infant Mortality Rates-Ex-
pectation Is Increased.

Washington, d. C-The Department
Of Commerce. through the bureau OF
census, announces that the second Of
Hciul publication on life tables derived
from births, deaths and populations
is soon to be issued. These tables
show conditions as they existed in
1890. in 1901 and in 1910, thus making
it possible to study the changes which
have taken place in mortality during
two decades.
1t is shown that mortality at practi-
caily all ages Is higher among men
than among women. In particular
1t appears that the most favorable
mortality in this country is found
among women living in the rural dis
tricts. The rural classes, regardless
Of sex. enjoy much lower mortality
for nearly the entire range of life
than those living in the cities. While
the expectation of life, both among
men and women. in most classes has
steadily increased. there is no in
iication of any definite lensthening
Of the span of life.
In other words, while almost all
glasses of persons are living TO an
elder average age, the limiting age of
human life does not seem to have ad-
vanced. go.
Girl Babies Have Best Chance.
In 1901 the expectation of life
among white girl babies at birth was
about three years more than among
white males. and in 1910 the excess
in favor of the girls had increased to
almost three and a half years. There
ment for all classes for the ages up
to about age, forty for men and age
fifty for women. except for the negro
population. Above these ages no inn
provement il shown, and in some cases
the mortality at the older ages in
1910 was actually tess favorable than
It was in 1901.
An examination OF the infant
mortality tables Indicates decided
Improvement Ia the infant mortality
rate in most classes of the population
between 1901 and 1910. The expecta-
tion of life of children born In 1910
also shows considerable improve
ment over the expectation Of life OF
children born in 1890 and 1901 and
practically all classes of the popula.
tlon. The infant mortality in the
rural districts was considerably lower
than that in the urban districts. both
In 1901 and 1910. but the difference
In favor Of the rural districts was net
ms great in 1910 MS Ii was In 1901.
Indicating that the efforts To improve
infant mortality conditions In the
cities are undoubtedly meeting sue
cess. eff
Life. tables are also given by sex for
Australia. Denmark. England. France.
Germany, Holland. India. Italy. Japan.
Norway. Sweden and Switzerland
They may be used TO compare rates
of mortality and expectations of life
nj any age In one country with those
OF any other country or with those In
the United States.
Low Mortality in Norway.
A comparison with these countries
shows that. except fer France. India
and Japan. the rates OF mortality
among men and women are less favor
able In this country than in the
foreign countries mentioned. For ex-
nmple. the lowest annual rate OF NOR
tally thousand at birth Is found
In Norway to be about 81 for
males nnd G7 for females. while
for similar clnSs In this
country II Il nboui i2T for mnics and
i05 for females. This indicates tha,
there is siili much room for Improve
meni In this country.
The mosi important mortality tables
used by life insurance companies In
this country and In foreign countries
are included IN thIs pnhIIcnlIon.