The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-06-03
RURAL, CLASSES
LONGEST LIVED.
Census Bureau Also Finds
Women at All Ages Have
Better Chance for Life.
GIRLS HAVE BEST CHANCE
Examination Of Mortality Tables In
dicates Decided improvement in
Infant Mortality Rates-Ex-
pectation Is Increased.

Washington, D. G. The Department
Of Commerce, through the bureau of
census, announces that the second Of
fetal 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. ..., ...
It is shown that mortality at practi-
cally all ages is higher. among men
than among women. In particular,
it 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
dication of any definite frightening
of the span Of life.
In other words, while almost all
classes of persons are living to an
cider average age, the limiting age of
human life does not seem to have ad-
vanced. *
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
seems to have been general improve
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 i'm
provement is shown, and in some cases
the mortality at the older ages in
1910 was actually less favorable than
it was in 1901. r ~.
An examination Of the infant
mortality tables indicates a decided
Improvement in the infant mortality
rate in most classes of the population
between 1901 and 1910. The expecta-
ton of life of children born in 1910
also shows a considerable improve.
ment over the expectation of life OF
children born in 1890 and 1901 and
practically all classes of the popula-
ton. 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
as great in 1910 as it was in 1901,
indicating that the efforts to improve
infant mortality conditions in the
cities are undoubtedly meeting sue.
cess. .a.-..
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
at 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 for 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.
ample, the lowest annual rate of NOR.
tality a thousand at birth is found
in Norway to be about 81 fol
males and 81 for females, while
for similar class in this
country it is about 127 for males and
1O5 for females. This indicates that
there is still much room for improve
ment in this country.
The most important mortality tables
used by life insurance companies ir
this country and in foreign countries
are Included in this publication.