Death Rates and Deaths

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No. 84. DEATH RATES, 1950 To 1971, AND DEATHS, 1970 AND 1971, FROM SELECTED CAUSES

[Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Prior to 1969, causes of death classified according to seventh revision of International Lists of Diseases and Causes of Death; thereafter, to eighth revision; see text, p. 49. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series B 114-128]

1 Based on resident population enumerated as of Apr. 1 for 1950, 1960, and 1970, and estimated as of July 1 for other years.

* Estimated; based on a 10-percent sample of death certificates.

* Included in "All other causes." Comparable data not available separately.

• With or without renal disease.

Excludes pneumonia of newborn.

Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics of the United States, annual, and Monthly Vital Statistics Report, August 1972.

494-650 0-73-6

No. 85. DEATH RATES FOR THE 10 LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH-STATES: 1969

[By place of residence. Refers only to deaths occurring within the United States. Rates per 100,000 estimated midyear population in each area. Causes of death classified according to eighth revision of the International Classification of Diseases, see text, p. 49. For method of selecting the leading causes of death, see Vital Statistics of the United States, 1968, Technical Appendix, Part A]

Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics of the United States, annual.

Death Rates and Deaths

No. 86. INFANT DEATH RATES-STATES: 1960 AND 1968

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[Deaths per 1,000 live births, by place of residence. Represents deaths of infants under 1 year old, exclusive of

fetal deaths]

Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics of the United States, annual.

No. 87. SUICIDE MORTALITY RATES, BY RACE, SEX, and Age Groups: 1940 to 1969 [Rate per 100,000 population]

No. 88. DEATHS AND DEATH RATES FROM ACCIDENTS: 1950 To 1969
[Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. See headnote, table 84]

NA Not available. 1 Per 100,000 resident population. For 1950 and 1960, based on population enumerated as of Apr. 1; for other years based on population estimated as of July 1.

Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics of the United States, annual.

No. 89. CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS, BY TYPE OF ACCIDENT: 1941-72 [Prior to 1972, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Catastrophic accidents defined as those in which five or more persons were killed. In some instances data may be incomplete]

-Represents zero.

1 Excludes military aviation accidents.

2 Collisions of railroad trains with motor vehicles are classified as motor vehicle accidents.

Source: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, N.Y., Statistical Bulletin, August 1971, and unpublished data.

Marriages and Divorces

No. 90. MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES: 1940 To 1972

65

[Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series A 228, A 229, B 177, and B 179]

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, series P-20.

For definition of median, see preface. Beginning 1950, median age at first marriage based on sample.
Source: Except as noted, U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics of the United States, annual.

No. 91.

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF SINGLE AND EVER-MARRIED MEN AND WOMEN,
BY MARITAL HISTORY, YEAR OF BIRTH, AND RACE: 1971

[As of June. For persons born between 1900 and 1954]

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, series P-20, No. 239.