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Ninety-seven out of every thousand of male children born, and eighty of every thousand females, are found to have died before attaining the age of one year. The mortality was thus one in ten of male children and one in twelve of females in New Zealand, where conditions are far more favourable to infant life than in Australia, at least so far as relates to the cities. But the year 1907 was exceptionally fatal amongst children, as is exhibited in the further tables on this subject. It will also be seen from the figures that the chances of living during the first year of age are greater for female than for male infants. Thus, during the year 1907 there were— 100 deaths of males to 81 deaths of females under 1 month of age; 100 „ 69 „ from 1 to 3 months of age ; 100 „ 99 „ from 3 to 6 months of age; 100 „ 85 „ from 6 to 12 months of age ; 100 „ 83 „ under 12 months of age. The rates of infantile mortality—that is, the proportion the death of children under one year of age bear to the births—are higher in the Australian States than in New Zealand. Dealing with the results for ten years, the deaths of infants under one year are in the large proportion of three-fourths of the total deaths under five, as might be expected, the first year being the tenderest period. (See notes to tables.)

Deaths of Infants under One Year, and Proportion of Births.

Deaths of Children under Five Years, and Proportion to Deaths at all Ages.

Year. Deaths oi ei Infants ui ich Year, a uder 1 Year of Age. (Totals for bnd Means of 10 Years.) Total Births registered in each Year, and Mean of 10 Years. Proportion of Deaths of Infants under 1 Year to every 1,000 Births. Under 1 Month. 1 Month and under 3 Months. 3 Months 6 Months Total and under and under under 6 Months. 12 Months. 12 Months. .898 .899 900 901 902 .903 904 .905 906 .907 573 619 607 610 665 692 669 714 717 763 289 389 288 272 344 346 260 285 247 446 306 378 293 ' 392 313 367 356 290 244 500 342 420 281 289 390 365 331 310 298 519 1,510 1,806 1,469 1,463 1,712 1,770 1,616 1,599 1,506 2,228 18,955 18,835 . 19,546 20,491 20,655 21,829 22,766 23,682 24,252 25,094 79-7 95-9 75-2 71-4 82-9 81-1 71-0 67-5 62-1 88-79 Means of tea years ... 663 317 334 354 1,668 21,611 77-18 Note.—The total number of deaths of i] Janes for t' ie period ini :luded in t] ie table is 16,679.

Deaths oJ Children Yei under 1 to 5 Years of A| ir, and Means of 10 Yea ge. (Total! Tβ.) for each Total Deaths at all Ages for eaoh Year, and Mean of 10 Years. Deaths under 5 Years Per Cent. of Mortality at all Ages. Year. Under 1 Year. 1 Year ;ind under 2 Years. 2 Years and under 3 Years. 3 Years and under 4 Years. 4 Years and under 5 Years. Total Deaths under 5 Years. 898 899 900 901 902 903 .904 905 906 907 1,510 1,806 1,469 1,463 1,712 ],77O 1,616 1,599 1,506 2,228 200 291 205 208 307 275 169 176 177 350 91 111 93 85 118 126 83 97 87 165 72 74 64 68 92 111 63 61 58 94 47 56 58 52 61 64 43 46 87 49 1,920 2,338 1,889 1,876 2,290 2,346 1,974 1,979 1,865 2,886 7,244 7,680 7,200 7,634 8,375 8,528 8,087 8,061 8,339 10,066 26-50 30-44 26-24 24-57 27-34 27-51 24-41 24-55 22-36 28-67 Means of ten years 1,668 236 105 76 51 2,136 8,121 26-30 Note.—The to ial number if deaths ii icluded in this table of children under 5 years is 21,363.