20. Proportion of children that die before the end of their 10th year?
21. Proportion of children that die before the end of their 18th year?
The average annual proportion, since 1820, of births and deaths, to the whole population of England and Wales, is thus stated by Mr. Rickman:
| Deaths | 1 in 49[22] |
| Births | 1 in 28[23] |
The average annual proportion during five years preceding 1831, of marriages to the whole population of England and Wales, is stated by Mr. Rickman to be 1 to 128[24].
The average annual proportion in England and Wales, during ten years preceding 1831, of births to marriages, to be 441 to 100[25].
The proportion in England and Wales, in the year 1830, of legitimate to illegitimate births, to be 19 to 1[26].
The proportion in England and Wales of deaths of persons under 1 year to the whole number of deaths during 18 years, ending in 1830, to be 778,803 out of 3,938,496, or 1 in 5¹⁄₁₇, or more nearly 1 in 5²⁄₃₅.
The proportion of deaths under the age of 10 years to be 1,524,937 out of 3,938,496, or 1 in 2⅗, or more nearly 1 in 2²⁹⁄₅₀.
The proportion of deaths under the age of 18 years to be 1,703,941 out of 3,938,496, or 1 in 2⅓, or more nearly 1 in 2⁵³⁄₁₇₀[27].