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The following table shows the number of deaths, and the death-rate per 1,000 of the living population ; also a comparison with the average rate for 1882-86 :—

The death-rates of males and females for the last ten years are shown separately in the next table, and also the number of male deaths to every 100 female deaths : —

Males of tender years are more delicate than females, and, later in life, more liable to accident. These disadvantages are partly compensated by the preponderance of male births, but were it not for the fact that excess of immigration over emigration gives the country many more males than females the tendency would be for the female population to exceed the male. For the purpose of considering the mortality in New Zealand more closely than can be done by means of crude death-rates, it is desirable to ascertain the rates at different age-periods of the population.

Death-rates per 1,000 living at Various Age-periods.

Death i-rate. Death i-rate. Year. Total Number of Deaths. Per 1,000 of Population. Compared with Rate in. 1882-86 [taken as 100. Year. Total Number of Deaths. Per 1,000 of Population. Compared with Rate in 1882-86 taken as 100. I i 1882-86 5,944* 10-84 100 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 7,680 7,200 7,634 8.375 8,528 8,087 8,061 8,339 10,066 9,043 8,959 9,639 9,534 10-24 9-43 9-81 10-50 10-40 9-57 9-27 9-31 10-95 9-57 9-22 9-71 9-39 94 87 90 97 96 88 86 86 101 88 85 89 87 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 6,137 5,708 5,772 5,994 6,518 6,459 6,767 6,918 6,863 6,432 6,595 7,244 10-29 9-43 9-44 9-66 10-35 1006 10-23 10-19 9-91 9-10 9-14 9-84 95 87 87 89 95 93 94 94 91 84 84 91 * Average for five years.

Deaths per 1,000 of the Total Population. Year. Deaths of Males to every 100 Females. Males. Females. Total. 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 11-64 11-43 10-64 10-18 10-40 11-81 10-62 10-18 10-67 10-46 9-23 9-24 8-37 8-24 8-08 9-98 8-38 8-14 8-63 8-21 10-50 10-40 9-57 9-27 9-31 10-95 9-57 9-22 9-71 9-39 WO 138 143 139 145 133 143 141 139 142

Ages. Average 1902-6. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. Decrease per Cent. in 1911 compared with 1902-6. Under 5 years 5 years and under 10 years 10 „ 15 „ 15 „ 20 „ 20 „ 25 „ 25 „ 35 „ 35 „ 45 „ 45 „ 55 „ 55 „ 65 „ 65 „ 75 „ 75 and upwards All ages 21-75 2-07 1-64 2-64 3-69 4-55 6-30 10-35 20-26 47-06 124-65 9-81., 27-14 2-15 1-84 2-85 3-80 4-73 6-22 10-41 20-17 47-93 145-45 10-95 20-38 1-76 1-64 2-03 3-42 4-37 6-24 10-47 18-06 44-75 132-36 9-57 18-77 1-96 1-35 2-23 3-08 4-43 6-71 9-73 17-97 42-62 125-91 9-22 19-48 1-85 1-21 2-06 2-82 4-54 6-06 9-54 19-53 45-60 162-03 9-71 16-67 1-89 1-48 2-19 2-95 4-09 5-64 9-82 19-54 47-76 126-53 9-39 23-36 8-70 9-76 17-05 20-05 10-11 10-48 5-12 3-55 + 149 + 1-51 4-28