Births and Deaths with Rates in the United States

Source: United States Bureau of the Census
Births

Deaths
Year
Males Females Totals

Males Femalesi Totals 1916

Number. Rate.

Number Rate. 1917

420,881 398,102 818.983 25.0 264,498 222,184 486.682 14.8 1918

696,101 657.691 1,353,792 24.7 423,359 352,863 776,222 14.2 1918

701,164 662,485) 1.363,649 24.6 534.720 461.907 996,627 18.3 1919

705,593 667,845 1.373,438 22.3 422,252 375,852 798,104 13.0 1920

775,322 733,552 1.508.874 23.7 438,201 397.933 836.134 13.1 1921

881,591 832,670 1,714,261 24.2 434,019 391,492 825,511 11.7 1922

911,831 863,080 1.774.911 22.3 497.967 440,578 938,545 11.8 1923.

921,020 871,626 1,792.646 22.2 528,429 463,808 992,237 12.3 1924

992,431 938,183 1,930,614 22.4 542,637 464,357 1,006,994 11.7 1925

966,973 911,907 1,878,880 21.5 555,267 475.251 1.030,518. 11.8 1926

953,638 902.430 1.856,068 20.7 589,653 503,858 1,093,511 | 12.2 1927

1.099,287| 1,038,549 2.137.836 20.6 638,080 538,725 1,176,805 11.4 1928

1.147.625 1,085,524 2,233.149 19.8 738,891 623,096 1,361,987 12.0 1929

1,114,814 1,055, 1061 2.169,920 | 18.9 745,491 624,266 1,386,363 11.9 1930

1.131,976 1,071,982 2,203,958 18.6 723,315 598,052 1,343.356 11.4 1931

1.084.404 1,028,356 2,112,760 17.8 714,277 587,128 1,322,587 11.1 1932

1,063.885) 1,010,157 2,074,042 17.3 704,506 588,763 1,308,529 10.9 1933

1.068.871 1.012,361 2.081.232 16.6 737.312 604,794 1,342.106 10.7 1934

1,112,703 1.054,933 2,167,638 17.2 772,596 624.308 1.396.903 11.1 1935 1,105,489 1,049,6161 2,155.105

17.0

771,320 621,432 1,392,752 11.0 1936 1.099.465 1,045,325 2,144,790 16.8 821,439 657,789 1,479,228

11.6 1937

1.130,641 1,072.696 2.203,337 17.1 S08.834 641,593 1,450.427 11.3 1938

1,172.541|1,114,421 2,286,962 17.6 764.902 616,489 1,381,391 10.7 1939

1,162,600 1,102,988 2,265,558 17.3 768,877 619,020 1,387,897 10.6 The birth and death rates in the above table are per 1.000 population. There were 2,353,988 live births and 1,417,257 deaths in 1940.

BIRTH RATES IN UNITED STATES BY STATES, 1925-1939

1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Registra. Area 21.5 20.7 20.6 19.8 18.9 18.9) 18.0 17.4 16.5 17.1 16.9 16.7 17.0 17.61 17.3 Alabama.

26.3 24.5 24.0 24.0 23.3 23.01 21.4 22.6) 22.01 21.0 21.3 22.2 21.8 Arizona.

21.1 20.9 21.4 22.4 24.0 22.0 20.3 19.7 20.9 22.5 23.5 25.5 22.3 22.2 Arkansas.

22.1 20.8 20.2 22.1 21.7 19.5 18.4 19.0 17.9 16.6 17.2 19.2 18.3 Callfornia.

18.4 17.1 16.6 15.8 14.8 14.8 14.1 13.4 12.8 13.2) 13.4 13.9 15.3 15.3 15.2 Colorado

1.18.81 17.4 18.1 17.7 16.8) 16.3 16.9 17.71 17.1 18.3 18.71 18.6 Connecticut. 19.8 19.1 18.7 18.0 17.1 17.2 15.6) 14.3 13.4 13.11 13.01 12.8 13.1

14.1 13.8 Delaware

20.2 18.0 18.21 18.3 18.1 18.7| 17.4 17.41 15.71 15.8 15.8 15.1 16.7 16.9 16.6 District of Col. 19.6 19.0 19.1 18.7 18.4 19.1 18.4 19.3 18.3 18.1 18.2 18.9 19.7 20.5 21.6 Florida.

23.8 27.1 25.6 21.5 18.8 18.3 18.01 17.9) 16.5 16.81 17.4) 17.1 17.7) 17.4 17.5 Georgia.

20.3 20.1 20.8 21.0 21.5 20.4 21.5 20.8 20.1 20.8 21.0 20.9 Idaho..

21.2 20.8 20.5 19.8 20.5 20.0 19.0 15.4 19.8 19.81 21.1 21.0 22.1 21.4 Illinois.

19.1 18.6 18.3 17.4 17.0 16.81 15.4 14.4 13.9 14.11 14.3 14.3 14.6 15.6 15.0 Indiana.

20.81 20.1 19.71 18.91 18.3 18.2 17.0 15.9 15.0 15.4 15.4 15.6 16.11 17.81 17.1 Iowa..

19.6 18.7 18.2 17.61 17.1 17.3 16.8 16.2 15.71 16.81 16.21 16.8 16.5 17.1 17.3 Kansas

20.1 19.1 18.8 18.2 17.4 17.91 17.5 16.9 16.4 17.4 16.3 15.9 15.7 16.41 16.1 Kentucky

25.2 23.8 24.3 23.0 21.7 22.6 21.3 21.91 20.0 21.3 20.3 19.3 19.2 22.1 21.5 Louisiana.

22.9 20.5 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.5 18.8 20.3 19.9 20.7 21.21 21.1 20.9 Maine.

22.3 20.9 20.7 20.8 20.0 20.2 20.1 19.71 18.2 18.8 18.6 17.9! 17.8 18.2 17.8 Maryland.

21.9 21.0 20.5) 19.9 18.5 18.5 17.5 17.5 16.6 16.4 16.3 15.91 16.5 16.3 15.8 Massachusetts. 21.2 20.3 19.9 18.9 17.5 17.3 16.2 16.0 14.7 14.8) 14.4 13.9 13.9 14.2 14.7 Michigan

23.1 22.4 22.1 21.1 20.8 20.6 19.0 18.0 17.2 17.9) 18.5 18.5 19.0 19.2 18.3 Minnesota

21.7 21.0 20.2 19.5 18.31 18.5 18.1 17.91 17.1 17.5 17.5 18.1 18.1 18.2 18.1 Mississippi

23.7 26.3 25.3 24.4 22.9 24.0 22.5 23.0 22.0 23.8 24.1 24.61 25.81 25.01 23.8 Missouri

18.6) 17.6 16.9 17.0 16.4 15.9 15.0 15.31 14.6 14.1 14.3 15.61 15.6 Montana

18.91 18.2 18.1 18.5 18.7 18.6 18.0 17.0 16.8 18.7) 18.9 19.6 19.0 19.4 19.7 Nebraska.

21.81 21.0 20.5 20.50 19.4) 19.6 19.4 18.3 17.7 18.41 17.1 17.4 16.31 16.9 16.9 Nevada.

14.2 14.6 13.2 13.3 14.1 15.6| 14.4 14.21 17.2 17.7 17.8 New Hampshire

20.7 19.1 19.2 18.8 17.6 17.8 16.3 16.2 15.11 15.91 15.5 15.11 15.0 16.1 16.3 New Jersey

20.4 19.5

19.1 18.0 17.2 16.8 15.6 14.7 13.3 12.81 12.7 12.4 12.6 13.6! 13.6 New Mexico.

27.11 28.6 29.1 29.4 29.2 30.3 31.3 30.6 32.8 28.0 27.3 New York

19.9 18.9 19.0 18.3 17.5) 17.1 16.2) 15.6 14.6) 14.4) 14.3 14.11 14.3 14.3 14.1 North Carolina 29.0 27.9 27.7 26.4 24.7 24.1 23.1 23.7 22.6 23.6 23.0 22.0 22.6 22.9 22.4 North Dakota. 21.8 22.3 21.9 22.21 21.6 21.7 20.91 20.4 19.01 20.9! 19.5 19.3) 17.9 20.2 20.5 Ohio

20.3 19.6 19.3) 18.5 17.7 17.81 16.2 15.21 14.3 14.9 15.1 15,4 16.0 16.5 15.9 Ollahoma.

18.4 16.8

17.7 17.8 16.81 17.7 19.01 17.4 16.5 16.31 18.9 18.6 O, egon

17.7 16.6 16.1 15.2 14.1 14.1 13.6 13.1 12.3 13.1 13.1 13.7 15.1 15.3 15.5 Pennsylvania,

23.4 22.3 22.4 21.2 19.8 19.6 18.3 17.1 15.8 16.0 16.0) 15.71 15.8 16.9 16.3 Rhode Island

22.2 20.7 20.6) 19.31 18.0 17.7 16.5 16.3 15.2 15.2 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.1 14.8 South Carolina.

25.0 22.71 23.2 22.4 23.2 22.4 24.3 22.1 21.1 21.7 21.9 22.6 South Dakota.

19.1 18.6 19.01 18.6 18.61 17.2 18.1 18.0 Tennessee.

* 21.5i 19,6 19.5 20.0 19.5 19.4 18.3 18.8 18.9 17.71 18.0 18.8 18.5 Texas..

18.0 19.3 18.9 18.2 18.8

19.2 190 Utah.

28.6 27.0 26.2 28.0 24.6 25.4 23.6 23.4 23.2 24.6 24.7 24.3 24.5 24.4 23.9 Verinont.

21.1 20.0 19.6 19.6 18.7 19.2 18.3 16.4 16.5 17.6 17.5 17.0 16 5 17.6 17.8 Virginia

25,8 24.3 24.3 23.5 22.4 22.5 21.3 21.7 20.0 20.1 19.5 19.2 19.2 20.4 20. Washington

18.9 16.1 15.5 15.2 14.6 14.7 13.9 13.4 13.0 13.9 13.7 14.2 15.1 15.8 15.5 West Virginia

29.2 26.9 27.1 25.8 23.8 24.0 22.4 21.9 20.3 23.0 23.0 22.31 22.6 22.7 22.0 Wisconsin

20.5 19.7 20.2 19.9 19.01 19.3 18.6) 18.2 17.3 17.7 18.1 18.1 18.3 17.8 17.4 Wyoming

22.9 20.5 20.6 20.4 19.8! 19.8 19.8 18.61 18.31 19.81 18.8 20.4 19.3 20.3 20.0

LIVE BIRTHS IN U. S. BY STATES, 1939 Ala. 61.385 Idaho 11,068 Mich.. 94,419 N. Y 187,575 Tenn.

53.353 Ariz. 10,928 01. 117.841 Minn. 50,237 NC 79,149 Texas

121.019 Ark 35,565 Ind. 58,349 Miss. 51,721 N. D. 13,158 Utah

13.007 Calir 103,453 Iowa 43.765 Mo.. 58,876 Ohio 109,272 Vt..

6,375 Col). 20.692 Kan 29.115 Mont. 10,897 Okla 43,471 Va..

52,921 Conn. 23.463 Ky. 60,587 Nebr 22,338 Ore. 16.715 Wash.

26,539 Dela .. 4.384 La 48,844 Nevada. 1.940 Penn

161,049 W. Vs

41.545 D. o C 14,037 Maine. 14,987 N. H.

7,934 R. I.
10,444 Wisc

54,169 Fla. 32.323 Md 28,291 N. J. 56,379, S. C. 42,811 Wyo

4,897 Ga.

64,781|| Mass. 63,657|IN. M. 14,2151 S. D. 11,61611

Death Rates in U. S. by States, 1922-1939
Source: United States Bureau of the Census; rates are per 1,000 estimated population

1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Regis. Area 11.7 12.2 11.7 11.8 12.3 11.4 12.1 11.9 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.7 11.0 10.9 11.5 11.2 10.7 10,6 Alabama.

11.6 11.7 10.5 12.3 12.4 11.4/10.5 10.11.9.8 10.5 10.1 10.9/10.7 10.6 10.0 Arizona

14.0 14.415.4 15.9 15.414.312.913.413.9 15.0 16.1 16.8 12.3 11.9 Arkansas.

10.0 10.9 10.5 10.2 9.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.1 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.5 Caltorola 13.1 13.0 12.9 12 3 12 1 12.1 12.5 11.911.611.711.611.611.5 12.1 12.6 13.0 11.411.4 Colorado.. 13.7 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.3 13.0 13.8 12.5 12.7|11.9 12.0 11.4 11.8 12.4 12.8 12.911.411.3 Connecticut. 12.112 211.511.8 12.0 10.8 11.4 11.5 10.7 10.5 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.310.3 10.310.4 10.4 Delaware 13.2 14.1 13.1 13.5 14.8 12.8 13.6 13.2 13.6 13.6 12.9 13.2 13.312.5 12.8 12.612.2 12.0 Dist. of Col. 14.0 15.6 14.3 15.1 15.8 14.7 15.115.415.0 15.2 15.114.5 14.814.3 14.7 13.9 12.6 12.8 Florida.. 11.5 12.4 13.413.615.6 13.6 13.7 12.7 12.4 12.011.9 12.0 12.8 12.4 12.8 12.611.8 11.5 Georgia. 10.711.7 12.0 ...,

12.4 12.2 12.1 11.2 10.8 10.411.8 11.3 12.2 11.2 11.0 10.3 Idaho.

8.6 7.6 8.7 7.8 8.8 8.6) 9.4 9.2 9.3 8.8 8.6 8.71 9.3 9.5 10.31 9.6 8.9 9.2 Illinois 11.2 11.9 11.0 11.5 11.811.3 12.111.6 10.9 11.2 10.8 10.6 11.2 10.9|11.811,1 10.811.1 Indiana. 11.9 12.8 12.1 12.5 12.8 11.912.712,7 12.111.811.611.3 12.011.5 12.3 11.811.4 11.6 Iowa.

... 10.5 9.8 10.0 10.4 10.0 10.3 10.4 10.610.310.210.210.610.411.210.4 10.2 10.5 Kansas 10.5 10.9 9.8 10.2 10.410.0 11.2 10.410.4.9.9 10.410.5 10.7 10.811.5 10.310.3 10.2 Kentucky 10.7 11.8 10.711.311.8 10.6 11.8 12.0 11.2 10.8 10.7 10.3 10.7 10.3 11.2 10.610.5 10.5 Louisiana.../11.111.8 12.7 12.8 12.211.812 2 11.9 11.711.1 11.0 10.9|11.0 11.2 12 2 11.710.7 10.5 Maine 14.715.0 13.8 13.8 14.4 13.9 13.914.3 13.9 13.0 13.1 13.4 13.1 13.0 13.3 13.4 12.612.9 Maryland 13.6 14.6 13.7 14.0 14.5 13.3 13.6 13.5|13.2 13.2 12.7 12.4 12.612.7 13.1 13.2 11.7 11.6 Massach'ts J12.9 13.1 12.3 12,7 12.811.912.2 12.3 11.6 11.4 11.5/11.811.711.5 11.811.811.5 11.8 Michigan. 11.1 12.111.3 11.5 12.3 11.2 11.811.8 10.7 10.310.4 10.3 10.8 10.8 11.5 11.1 10.0 10.1 Minnesota 9.710.3 10.0 10.2 10.3 9.8 10.3 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.7 10.1 10.0 10.9 10.1 9.5 9.7 Mississippi. 10.5 10.9 11.211.612.3 11.9 13.1 13.0 12.0 11.010.1 10.8 10.9 10.612.0!1.8 10.6 10.4 Missouri 11.2 12.111.611.712 111.4 12.612.3 11.8 11.9 11.611 112.1 11.0 12.311.311.3 11.3 Montana. 9.31 9.0 9.1 9.610.0 910.7 10.7 10. 9.9 9.9) 9.810.611.811.811,4 10.3 10.7 Nebraska.. 9.4 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.1 10.01 9.8 9.7) 9.4 9.4 9.4.9.8.9.7 10.11.9.7 9.0 9.2 Nevada

13.3 12.7 14.5 14.112.813.2 13.4 14.4 13.1 11.9 11.6 New Hamp. 14,6 15.0 14.0 14.414.7 13.8 14.0 14.1 13.5 12.5 13.1 13.3 12.913.0 12.7 12 8 13 2 12.9 New Jersey 12.0 12.0 11.5 11.612.111.111.6 11.610.7 10.8 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.1 10.4 10.4 10.6 10.6 New Mexico

15.415.6|14.6 14.113.8 14.5 14.914.815.211.711.4 New York iz ži2 3 12,4 12 3 12 811.1 12 4 12 411.111.711.611.8 11:611.5 11:911911:11 2 N. Carolina. 11.4 11.611.8 11.3 11.7 10.9 11.8 11.8 11.2 10.2 9.5 9.210.4 9.8 10.3 9.7) 9.6 9.0 N. Dakota..

7.3 7.6 7.9.7.8 8.2 8.0 7.9.7.5.7.5.7.9.8.4.8.4 8.0.7.7 8.1 8.4 Ohio ii.4 12.4 11.4 11:8 12 4 11,5 12 3 12 411.5 11.3 114 10.9 11:511.5 12 111.910.0112 Oklahoma.

9.0 9.01 8.2 7.7 7.9 8.2 8.61 8.4 9.21 8.4 8.5 8.7 Oregon.... 11.3 10.7 11.11.011.111.211.3 11.311.0 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.611.3 12.2 12.0 11.1 10 9 Pennsyl'v'a 12.4 13.4 12.4 12.6 13.011.912.6 12.311.611.511.1 10.211.0 10.811.111.3 10.9 10.9 Rhode Isld.. 13.0 13.6 13.0 12.7 13.4 11.9 12.5 13.111.711.611.811.611.311.5 11.9 12.2 11.8110 So. Carolina 12.2 12.113.4 12.8 13.6 12.6 14.1 13.3 12.911.911110.711.711.111.5 11.0 11.0 10.2 8. Dakota..

8.5 8.5 8.3 8.8 9.3 9.1 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.5 Tennessee.

iojiiiiiii2i2:5ii 4|i2.2 i2:211.410.710.6 10 2 10.0 10.6 11.4 10.5 10 2 9.9 Texas.

9.8

9.9 10.1 10.8 10.6 9.5 9.4 Utah.. 10.5.9.610.6.9.3 10.6.9.6 10.3 10.1.9.9.8.8.8.6 8.5.9.4.9.8.9.9 9.6 9.0 8.6 Vermont. 14.6 15.1 13.7 14.4 14.6 13.6 13.6 14.7 13.012.3 12.9 12.5 13.0 12.7 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.7 Virginia.. 12.3 13.112.4 12.4 12.9 12.0 12.6 13.0 12.5 12.111.511.111.7 11.5 12.111.511.3 10.8 Washingtom 10.1 9.7 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.6 10.9 10.610.6 10.410.410.410.811.111.811.510.9 10.8 W. Virginia

10.711.1 10.2 10.4 10.610.5 10.0 10.1 9.310.0 10.1 10.9 10.3 9.5 9.3 Wisconsin. :lio i 10 7 10 2 10.5 10.7 10.4 11.0 10.7 10.4 0.3 10 4 10.1 10.5 10.6 11.4 10.9 9.910 i Wyoming.. 9.610.6 9.91 9.01 8.9 9.1 9.81 9.0 9.21 8.9l 9.01 8.61 9.11 9.810.310.3 9.2 9.0

DEATH RATES (PER 100,000 POPULATION) FROM CHIEF CAUSES, IN U. S.

6.8

8.5

1914.

1,364.6 159.7 79.6 123.5 79.6 127.3 16.2 102.6 4.3 16.6 7.4 4.9) 13.0 12.3 1915

1,335.0 165.7 81.4 123.5 81.2 133.1 17.5 105.1 5.9 16.7 7.0 4.4 12.6 12.5 1916. 1,404.3 168.7 82.1 119,9 82.91 137.8 17.1 105.6 7.3 14.2 7.1 5.8 12.3

12.8 1917. 1,425.5 171.7 82.0 124.6 84.5 150.5 17.0 107.9 9.0 13.4

7.7 5.2 11.4 12.6 1918. 1.809.1 170.1 80.3 128.6 81.2 286.21 15.9 97.6 9.3 12.2

2.7 9.6 12.2 1919.

1,287.4 146.7 80.5 107.5 78.6) 123.5 14.9 88.1 9.4 11.4 7.5 1.6 7.9 11.8 1920.

1.303.8 159.1 83.2 97.0 81.7 137.0 16.0 89.2 10.4 10.2 7.1 1.0 7.1 13.4 1921.

1,158.2 156.3 85.6 85.6 80.6 87.9 16.8 85.0 11.4 12.5 8.5 1.8 7.4 14.4 1922. 1,173.9 164.6 86.2 84.3 82.9 101.4 18.3 87.9 12.4 11.8 8.3 2.6 7.5

14.1 1923.

1,219.7 173.8 88.7 81.3 86.91 108.1/ 17.7 89.3 14.7 11.5 8.1 3.2 7.2 14.7 1924. 1,173.0 176.5 91.1 78.0 88.9 97.31 16.4 88.8 15.5 12.1 8.4 3.2 7.4 14.8 1925. 1.184.1 185.71 92.8 75.9 81.0 93.7 16.9

96.5
17.1

12.1 8.6 3.6 7.3 15.2 1926. 1,225.4 199.5 95.1 76.6 82.8 102.7 18.0 98.5 18.0 12.8 8.8 3.9 7.2 15.0 1927. 1.193.4 196.0 95.7 71.4 80.4

80.6 17.5 92.6 19.6
13.3 8.8 3.9 7.5

15.0 1928. 1,206.6 208.2 96.1 70.3 83.4 98.2 19.0 95.21 20.8 13.6 8.8 4.0 7.6 15.3 1929. 1,191.9 210.8 95.9) 67.6 82.1 91.71 18.8 91.2 23.3 14.0

3.7 7.2 15.2 1930.

1,133.9 213.6) 97.3 63,4 81.0 83.3 19.0 90.8 24.5 15.7 9.0 3.51 7.2 15.3 1931. 1.107.0 212.6 98.9 60.7 79.0 81.2 20.4 87.1 25.1 16.8 9.3 3.3 7.4 15.2 1932. 1,087.8 223.4 102.0 56.4 79,3 76.9 21.9 87.1 21.9

17.4 9.2 2.5 7.2 14.2 1933., 1,067.1 227.7 102.2 53.6 75.8 69.1 21.3 82.9 23.3 15.9 9.6 2.6 7.4 14.1 1934. 1,103.2 239.9 106.2 51.1 77.3 79.4 22.1 84,2 26.8 14.9 9.5 2.91 7.7 14.3 1935. 1.092.2 244,9 107.9 49.8 76.6 81.9 22.2 81.21 26.8 14.3 8.3 2.61 7.9 12.7 1936. 1,151.8 265.8 111.0 50.6 90.8 93.0 23.7 83.2 27.8/ 14.2 8.0 2.9 8.2 12.8 1937

1.122.1 268.1 112.0 49.0 86.5 85.1 23.7 79.6 28.8 14.9 7.6 2.6 8.5 11.9 1938. 1,065.3 270.0 114.6 44.7 86.0 67.5 23.9 77.5 23.1 15.3 6.8 2.0

8.3

11.0 1939.. 1,062.71 271.6 117.8 47.2

88.01 75.91 25.6 83.1 24.8 14.2 6.4 2.0 8.3 10.8 Deaths from certain causes: Tuberculosis (all forms)--((1935) 70,080; (1936) 71,527; (1937) 69.324; (1938) 63,736; (1939) 61.609. Alcoholism-(1935) 3,340; (1936) 3,714; (1937) 3,305; (1938) 2,569: (1939) 2,558. Cirrhosis of the liver (1935) 10,083; (1936) 10,587; (1937) 10,960; (1938) 10,808; (1939) 10,904. Syphilis (1934) 11,726; (1935) 11,590; (1936) 12,612; (1937) 13,221; (1938) 12.670; (1939) 19,604. Cancer-(1934) 134,428; (1935) 137,649: (1936) 142,612; (1937) 144,774; (1938) 149,204; (1939) 153,846. Diseases of the heart -(1934) 303,724; (1935) 312.333; (1936) 341,350; (1937) 346,401; (1939) 360.634. Suicide (1934) 18,828; (1935) 18,214; (1936) 18,294; (1937) 19.294; (1938) 19,802; (1939) 18,511.

In 1939, apoplexy (intra cranial lesions of vascular origin) killed 114.967; nephritis, 108,512; influenza and pneumonia (all forins). 99,097.

Deaths in U. S. from Homicide, 1925-1939

22

7558313

24

27

19

(a)

Source: United States Bureau of the Census Area 1925 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934

1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Regist. area*... 8,893 10,617 11,160 11,035 12,124 12,055 10,587 10,232 9,811 8,799 8,394 Alabama.

430 523 601 581 671 713 611 622 577 529 505 Arizona.

(a)

52 54 63 52 48 46 57 40 44 39 Arkansas.

(a) 256 327 286 306 334 291 246 200 187 199 Callfornia.. 332 379 406

456
466
435 393 366 424

355 300 Colorado, 84 88

85
81

77 64 82 64 57 48 Connecticut 55 52 45 48

30 40

33 46 34 36 Delaware

9
20 25 20 31 34 23 24 14 14

17 Dist. of Col. 61 65 78 114 124

107 93 85 86 78 69 Florida..

454 360 443 424 418 425 401 391 386 410 362 Georgia

(a) 579 601 563 673 720 669 612 650 591 543 Idaho.

20
16

12
24
26
19 25 15

14 Illinois..

770 801 809 759 841 772 564 517 502 431 432 Indiana. 204 207 215 223

188
242
150

179 164 153 129 Iowa 68 78 03 72 74 59

51

45 57 37 45 Kansas

94 111 130 126 123 114 90 82 74 74 60 Kentucky. 394 439 455 532

603
516 514 503 501 407

428 Louisiana

443 392 421 401 478 412 374 410 336 317 314 Maine 17 14 11

16
9 12

12 13 10 Maryland.

.117 127 160 130 148 124 107 121 135 114 130 Massachusetts. 111 77 87 92 106 96 78 71 86 58 59 Michigan. 320 324 295 271

240 195 198 191 222 162 160 Minnesota

95 97 76 76 90 88 67 61 43 42 45 Mississippi 389 451 483 467 420 466

498 469 485 425 417 Missouri 410 405 410 451 444

376

326 293 242 233 Montana

51
62 39 45

30 39 34 26 27 26 27 Nebraska. 54 48 50 51

44
60 47 34 27 22

28 Nevada...

(a)
10 20 36 12

8 14 20

9 13 11 New Hampshire

6
4
10

1
13
7
5
5
9
9

11 New Jersey. 185 223 204 218 211 170

182
136

135 120 91 New Mexico. 62 63 63 47 50 43 39

51 21 New York

571 712 821 763 746 632 600 529 493 427 396 North Carolina. 260 349 339 394 434 468 391

392

393 349 360 North Dakota

13 24

14
8
8
11
16 14 11

17

8 Ohio...

502 616 602 543 548 513 477 444 382 343 329 Oklahoma

(a)

264 268 261 308 300 221 219 173 174 169 Oregon,

35 34

41
56 44

34 35 31 41 36 35 Pennsylvania. 570 491 479 469 418

387
366 358

359 285 310 Rhode Island.

12 14

15
11
13
12
11
8 16

8

11 South Carolina. 217 230 270 258 293 364 266 240 272 250

267 South Dakota.. 13 16 11 12 21

14
8
1
6

18 Tennessee.

424 506 530 524 554 619 678 576 501 519 450 Texas..

(a)
(a) (a) 965
986 860 889 852

757 675 Utah. 28 27 26 19

18
11
24 23

13 16 Vermont..

19
2
5

4
6
7

8
7
5

3 Virginia

248 290 326 353 349 412 347 351 337 317 340 Washington 33 80

82 93 92 73 60 72 66 44 West Virginia 198 234 240 220 216 267 202 216 166 128 137 Wisconsin.. 63 91 105 83 55 71 41

49
64 59

43 Wyoming

24
24 19 22 22

18
17
7
7

6 13 *In continental United States. (a) Not in registration area.

Lynchings in the United States Since 1882 Source: Monroe N. Work, Director, Department of Records and Research, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. Year. W. N. Total Year. W. N. Total Year. W. N. Total Year W. N. Tota 1882, 64 49 113 1898. 19 101 120

1914.

49 52
1930..
1

21 1883..

20
77 53 130

1899.
21 85 106

1915.. 13 54 67 1931. 1 12 13 1884.. 160 51 1900. 9 106 115 1916. 4 50 54

2

8 1885. 110 74 184 1901. 25 105 130 1917. 3 35 38 1933..

24 28 1886. 64 74 138

1902.
7 85 92 1918. 4 60 64 1934.

15 15 1887.. 50 70 120

1903.

84 99
1919..
76 83 1935.

20 1888.. 68 69 137 1904

7 76 83 1920.. 8 53 61 1936. 1889.. 76 94 170 1905.

57 62 1921..

59 64 1937 1890.. 11 85 96 1906 3

65

51 57 1938. 0 1891.. 71 113 184 1907 2

60
1923..

29 33 1939. 1892.. 69

1908.

97
1924..

16 16
1940.
1

5 1893.. 34 117 151 1909. 13

82 1925.

17 17 1894., 58 134 192

1910..

67 76
1926..

23 30 Total. 1,291 3,404 4,695 1895. 66 113 179 1911..

60 67
1927..

16 16 1896.. 45 78 123

1912..

61 63

1928. 1 10 11
1897..
123 158 1913.

51
52
1929..

7 10

71

211

1932..

15

1922..

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LYNCHINGS BY STATES
State

N.
Tot.
State W. N. Tot. State.

N. Tot. State

N. Tot. Ala.. 47 299 346' Iowa... 17 2 19 Nev...

0 6 S. D.

27

0 28 Ariz. 29 0 4 Kans.. 35 19 54||N, J.

0 1 1|| Tenn. 48 201 249 Ark.. 59 226 285 | Ky

64
141

205N. M.. 33 3 36 | Texas. 143 345 488 Calit. 41 2 43

La.

56 334 390N. Y... 1 1 2 Utah.. 6 2 8 Colo. 66 2

68 Md
27 29|N. C... 15 83

98 Va... 16 83 99 Del.. 0 1 1 Mich.

7 1 8|N. D... 13 3 16 Wash. 25 1 26 Fla... 28 250 278 Minn

5 4 9|| Ohio.. 10 16 26 W. V&. 21 28 49 Ga. 37 482 519 Miss. 41 528 569 Okla. 82 41 123 Wis..

6 0 6 Idaho.. 20 0 20 Mo

51 70
121|| Oreg
20 1 21 Wyo..

30 5 35 14 17 31

Mont.
82 2
84 Penn..

2 6 8 Ind.. 33 14) 47 | Nebr... 52 5 571s. C...

4 154 158 of the persons lynched, I was white and 4 were and failure to refer to a white man as "Mr.", 1. Negro The offenses charged were: Wife beating States in which lynchings occurred and the numand drunkenness, 1; attempted rape, 1; attempting ber in each state are as follows: Georgia, 2; Alato qualify to vote, 1; altercation with white man, 1; bama, 2; and Tennessee, 1.

1939.
92,623 1931
93,662 1923.. 74,021 1915

51,406 1907

40.290 1938 93,805 1930 95,379 1922 65,131 1914 51.770 1906

39,055 1937 105,205 1929 93,942 1921

60.896
1913
54,011 1905

28,634 1936 110,052 1928

90,576
1920
62,492 1912

49.775
1904

28,898 1935 99,773 1927 84,857 1919 61,268 1911 50. 190

28,529 1934 100,977 11926

82,608 1918
67,100 1910
45,416 1902

25,043 1933 90,932 1925 80.646 1917 66,116 1909 40,773 1901

27.663 1932 85,737 1924

75,644
1916.
60,071 1908
37,976 1 1900

24,287 Deaths in 1939 due to automobile accidents (except collisions with trains or street cars) numbered 30,468.

ACCIDENTAL DEATHS BY STATES, 1939

Note by the National Safety Council-Calculated from U. S. Census Bureau data, except for 1939 and 1940. The 1939 totals of all accidental deaths, motor vehicle deaths and railroad deaths are Census Bureau totals. Other 1939 figures are National Safety Council estimates based on Census Bureau data.

National Safety Council Data All 1940 figures are National Safety Council estimates.

This table shows the eight types of accidental deaths that have occurred most frequently in re: cent years. Occasionally there is a large total of excessive heat fatalities (in 1936 there were 4,678), but usually this type of accidental death is only of secondary importance. From 1930 on, the figures

for falls, burns, drowning, and absorption of poisonous gas was not entirely comparable with figures for earlier years due to change in the U. S. Census Bureau's methods of classification, In 1930 these changes increased fatal falls 15 per cent, burns 7 per cent, drowings, I per cent, and absorption of poisonous gas 5 per cent.

Also, from 1930 on, some deaths in the motor vehicle and railroad classification are duplicated in the other classifications.

Deaths from Collisions Deaths from collisions of railroad trains and motor vehicles are included under both headings in order that each one may appear in proper perspective

Figures for burns include conflagrations.

Note: Ages of Army males are 18 to 64; of U. S. males, 20 to 64. U. S. males 20 to 64 were estimated to be 38,514,000 on July 1, 1939.

INFANT DEATH RATES (PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS) BY STATES

Source: United States Bureau of the Census
1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937

Area

Birth Registry.
67.6 64.6 61.6 57.6 58.1

60.1 55.7 57.1 54.4 Alabama.

73.6 72.1 61.4 60.9 65.1 67.8 62.8 66.8 62.4 Arizona.

133.3 116.6 109.6 95.9 111,4 103.5 111.7 119.6 120.7 Arkansas.

58.1 51.5 49.0

45.3
54.4 54.1 47.1

50.9 54.5
California
63.2 58.7 56.7 52.7 53.7

51.7 49.6 53.1 53.8 Colorado. 91.4 94.3 81.0 71.5 68.9 72.7

72.7 74.1 73.5 Connecticut

64.4 56.0 53.8 49.4 48.4 48.8 42.7 42.0 40.4 Delaware..

81.2 78.5 81.7

67.1 60.4 61.4 66.4 64.5 63.8 District of Columbia 70.7 70.8 67.0

72.9 67.2 65.3 59.4 72.4

60.8 Florida..

65.5 64.2 63.9 61.1 62.9 68.2 61.9 59.4 59.8 Georgia

76.3 77.4

68.3

64.4 66.7 78.9 68.3 70.0 61.7 Idaho

55.3 57.1 55.9 43.4 47.2 50.3 51.0 51.4 43.7 Illinois

61.4
55.8
58.6 52.8 49.0

52.8
45.9
46.8

43.1
Indiana.
63.6 57.7 57.6 54.7 53.0 56.5

50.8 50.7 49.7 Iowa.. 52.6 53.9 49.0 47.9 48.3 50.6

47.1

48.2 44.2 Kansas

57.6 52.6 47.9 48.1 53.5 48.5 50.3 51.8 44.4 Kentucky 70.9 65.4 65.0 63.3 58.1 64.9 58.7

66.8 59.1 Louisiana

74.0 78.2 65.9 64.8 70.1 69.1 69.4 71.9 65.6 Maine.

77.4 75.7 71.5

63.1 66.3 70.6 63.0 64,1 65.3 Maryland 79.9 75.3 80.5 69.0 65.8

70.4 62.0 69.1 61.5 Massachusetts.

61.8 60.1 54.5 52.9 52.0 49.0 48.3 46.5 44.1 Michigan.. 66.4 62.7 57.0 54.0 50.5 52.0 47.7

50.7 47.9 Minnesota.

51.2 52.5

50.6
47.2 47.6

47.2 44.7 44.4 40.8
Mississippi.
72.1 67.7 55.9 53.6 63.6 64.8

53.9 58.2 58.9 Missouri

62.1 58.6 62.8 57.2 55.4 63.1 56.9 57.9 56.5 Montana 64.0 58.5 60.5 51.4 51.5 53.5 60.0 57.0

50.5 Nebraska. 51.7 49.4 48.8 43.4 49.3

45.5 41.2 44,1 42.1 Nevada

67.2 68.3 74.4 69.8 73.2 59.3 71.0 69.8 40.2 New Hampshire.

68.2 61.4 57.3 58.9 55.9 60.7 53.9 46.2 48.1 New Jersey

60.1 56.5 56.8 50.2 46.3 49.1 46.2 44.3 39.4 New Mexico

145.5 145.4 134.4 119.4 136.1 126.3 129.3 121.8 123.7 New York 60.8 58.8 57.4 52.8 53.6 51.9 48.0 47.0

45.1 North Carolina.

79.1
78.6
72.9 66.5 66.0

77.9

68.8 68.9 65.5 North Dakota

67.2 61.7

58.8 55.5 60.0 57.3 59.4 49.7 52.4 Ohio..

68.8 60.7 60.0 58.5 52.7 53.7 50.4 51.2 49.6 Oklahoma

70.2 60.7 51.5 50.0 56.4 60.5 54.6 60.0 56.6 Oregon.

47.9 50.0 43.7 41.3 40.3 39.8 41.2 44.3 41.5 Pennsylvania

70.5 68.0 66.7 60.0 53.4 55.0 50.8 51.2 50.3 Rhode Island

72.0 61.8 60.8 57.2 55.5 53.9 47.2 48.2 47.6 South Carolina.

91.0 88.7 81.0 77.2 78.2 83.0 79.3 80.8 75.6 South Dakota.

(a)

50.4 54.8
58.0 52.5

47.8 51.1 Tennessee.

77.1 75.7 67.6 67.6 69.3 73.7 64.0 68.5 61.1 Texas..

(a) (a) (a) (a) 75.5 71.9 71.7 71.2 73.9 Utah.

59.1 57.4 51.4 44 2 47.6 49.2 49.3 52.7 41.4 Vermont

65.8 64.8

59.9
63.2
53.0 52.6 48.6

58.0 49.5 Virginia

78.8 77.3 76.3 67.2 68.5 72.6 69.6 73.9 69.7 Washington

49.0 48.7 48.3 45.2 38.8 43.2 45.2 45.4 39.9 West Virginia

77.6 81.0 77.2 75.0 68.2 67.4 60.6 71.2 61.8 Wisconsin. 59.6 55.7 53.1 50.4

48.5 49.4 46.0

47.7

43.4 Wyoming ... 70.3 69.3 66.8 57.0 54.7 53.0 51.1 57.6

55.6 The United States infant death rate in 1940 was 46.4. The deaths totaled 109, 139.

60.8

59.9 98.8 94.3 51.4

46.0 43.7 42.4 60.2 54.8 36.3 35.9 52.8 44.0 48.1 47.7 57.9

56.4 67.7 58.4 44.6

45.9 40.9

38.0 42.5

39.5 40.5 38.8 43.0 39.4 61.3

52.6 67.1 63.0 56.2

52.4 55.7

50.3 39.9

37.0 44.6 41.9 38.8 35.8 56.7 56.2 51.5 45.1 45.5 49.0 36.4 36.5 47.7

44.8 47.6 45.8

39.5 38.7 108.7 109.0

40.6 39.3 68.6 59.2 49.8

49.0 43.3 42.9 49.0

49.7 39.2 35.5 45.9 45.6 43.8 39.4 80.3 66.2 43.8 41.4 63.5

53.9 65.1 67.0 46.8

39.5 48.4

45.6 66.2 60.9 38.7 36.8 62.3

54.7 41.8 40.2 51.8 45.5

DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE, 1939

The figures exclude stillbirths
U.S...... 108,846 Ga.

3,780 Mass.
2.358 N. M
1 549 S. D

481
Idaho
508 Mich.
3,955 IN. Y.
7,370 | Tenn.

2,874 Ala. 3,675 m. 4,474 Minn. 1,798 N. C. 4,683 i Texas.

8,110 Ariz. 1,031 Ind 2,302 Miss 2,907 N. D. 645|| Utah.

514 Ark 1,637 Iowa 1,697 Mo. 2,655 Ohio 4,691 || Vt.

291 Calit 4,385 Kan. 1,146 Mont

534 Okla
2.162 Va.

3,221 Colo. 1,134 Ky 3. Nebr 816 Ore 593|| Was

976 Conn. 842 La. 3.077 Nevada

87 Pa
7,343 W. Va.

2,272 Det 193 Me. 785 IN. H. 363 R. I. 412|| Wisc

2,179 D. of C 669) Md. 1,422 N. J 2,184 S. C

2,834 Wyoming. 223 Fla.

1,822 Deaths of infants under 1 year in 1939 from chief causes-Whooping cough (2,013); influenza (2,311): pneumonia (13.786); diarrhea (9,096); premature birth (32,251); congenital malformations (10,390); injury at birth (10,164); dysentery (1,012); syphilis (1,300); congenital debility (2,806); accidental mechanical suffocation (1,008); cerebro spinal meningitis (153); tuberculosis, respiratory (269): thymus gland troubles (962).