Data Used for Figure 11
Deaths and Death Rates 1933-2001
| Year |
Rate* |
Number |
| 1933 |
9.8 |
58,948 |
| 1934 |
9.9 |
59,731 |
| 1935 |
10.1 |
61,663 |
| 1936 |
10.6 |
65,803 |
| 1937 |
10.5 |
65,448 |
| 1938 |
9.6 |
60,208 |
| 1939 |
9.5 |
60,218 |
| 1940 |
9.7 |
62,503 |
| 1941 |
9.2 |
60,424 |
| 1942 |
8.8 |
59,068 |
| 1943 |
8.9 |
61,807 |
| 1944 |
9.0 |
61,239 |
| 1945 |
8.6 |
58,628 |
| 1946 |
8.3 |
59,533 |
| 1947 |
8.5 |
62,377 |
| 1948 |
8.4 |
64,034 |
| 1949 |
8.3 |
63,262 |
| 1950 |
8.1 |
63,278 |
| 1951 |
8.3 |
67,099 |
| 1952 |
7.9 |
64,610 |
| 1953 |
8.0 |
66,093 |
| 1954 |
7.6 |
64,679 |
| 1955 |
7.6 |
65,085 |
| 1956 |
7.8 |
69,108 |
| 1957 |
7.9 |
72,343 |
| 1958 |
7.8 |
73,119 |
| 1959 |
7.8 |
73,357 |
| 1960 |
8.0 |
77,231 |
| 1961 |
7.7 |
75,876 |
| 1962 |
8.0 |
80,548 |
| 1963 |
8.1 |
82,692 |
| 1964 |
8.0 |
82,543 |
| 1965 |
8.0 |
83,056 |
| 1966 |
8.3 |
86,598 |
| 1967 |
8.1 |
86,193 |
| 1968 |
8.5 |
92,098 |
| 1969 |
8.5 |
93,336 |
| 1970 |
8.4 |
94,287 |
| 1971 |
8.3 |
94,724 |
| 1972 |
8.5 |
99,275 |
| 1973 |
8.6 |
101,487 |
| 1974 |
8.3 |
99,426 |
| 1975 |
8.0 |
98,354 |
| 1976 |
8.1 |
100,620 |
| 1977 |
7.8 |
100,077 |
| 1978 |
8.0 |
103,670 |
| 1979 |
7.8 |
104,745 |
| 1980 |
7.6 |
108,018 |
| 1981 |
7.5 |
110,498 |
| 1982 |
7.3 |
111,263 |
| 1983 |
7.3 |
114,714 |
| 1984 |
7.3 |
116,755 |
| 1985 |
7.2 |
118,183 |
| 1986 |
7.1 |
118,637 |
| 1987 |
7.1 |
119,734 |
| 1988 |
7.1 |
122,731 |
| 1989 |
7.1 |
124,563 |
| 1990 |
7.4 |
125,019 |
| 1991 |
7.3 |
126,409 |
| 1992 |
7.3 |
128,787 |
| 1993 |
7.5 |
134,417 |
| 1994 |
7.4 |
135,870 |
| 1995 |
7.4 |
137,549 |
| 1996 |
7.4 |
139,678 |
| 1997 |
7.4 |
142,569 |
| 1998 |
7.2 |
142,389 |
| 1999 |
7.3 |
146,649 |
| 2000 |
7.4 |
149,763 |
| 2001 |
7.2 |
152,526 |
| * Death rate per 1,000 population. |
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