Return showing the Population, Number of Deaths, and the Rate of Mortality at Certain Ages for the Years 1891 and 1901.

1891.1901.
Census
Population.
Number of
Deaths.
Ratio
per 1,000
of the
Population.
Census
Population.
Number of
Deaths.
Ratio
per 1,000
of the
Population.
QUEENSLAND—
North of the Tropic of Capricorn—
Under 2 years
6,42648174·856,93350973·42
Under 5 years
Over 5 years
15,061
93,925
594
1,088
39·44
11·58
17,166
132,466
563
1,448
32·80
10·93
All ages108,9861,68215·43149,6322,01113·44
South of the Tropic of Capricorn—
Under 2 years
18,5981,30870·3318,4541,19964·97
Under 5 years
Over 5 years
45,264
239,468
1,518
1,970
33·54
8·23
45,460
308,174
1,351
2,645
29·72
8·58
All Ages284,7323,48812·25353,6343,99611·30
Whole State—
Under 2 years
25,0241,78971·4925,3871,70867·28
Under 5 years
Over 5 years
60,325
333,393
2,112
3,058
35·01
9·17
62,626
440,640
1,914
4,093
30·56
9·29
All Ages393,7185,17013·13503,2666,00711·94

Note.—Death rates calculated on the estimated mean population of the two years mentioned above and published in the Reports on Vital Statistics were—

189112·77
190111·88

The utilisation of Census figures in order to quote the age condition at the time is accountable for the slight difference in the total ratio.

Return showing the Population, Number of Deaths, and the Rate of Mortality at Certain Ages for the Years 1891 and 1901continued:

1891.1901.
Census
Population.
Number of
Deaths.
Ratio
per 1,000
of the
Population.
Census
Population.
Number of
Deaths.
Ratio
per 1,000
of the
Population.
New South Wales——
Under 2 years
66,719 5,67985·1264,3764,66272·42
Under 5 years
Over 5 years
165,750
966,484
6,510
9,776
39·28
10·12
159,146
1,199,987
5,151
10,870
32·37
9·06
All ages 1,132,23416,28614·381,359,13316,02111·79
Victoria—
Under 2 years
62,1025,82293·7554,6693,81769·82
Under 5 years
Over 5 years
148,359
982,104
6,518
12,113
43·93
12·33
131,986
1,069,355
4,251
11,653
32·21
10·90
All Ages1,130,46318,63116·481,201,34115,90413·24
South Australia—
Under 2 years
17,8751,18066·0115,9881,05966·24
Under 5 years
Over 5 years
45,166
270,367
1,407
2,804
39,940
318,568
31·15
10·37
1,166
2,808
29·19
8·81
All Ages315,5334,21113·35358,5083,97411·08
Tasmania—
Under 2 years
8,41452462·288,48449257·99
Under 5 years
Over 5 years
21,466
125,201
599
1,635
27·90
13·06
20,865
151,610
531
1,283
25·45
8·46
All Ages146,6672,23415·23172,4751,81410·52
Western Australia——
Under 2 years
... ... ... 9,30388294·81
Under 5 years
Over 5 years
6,835
42,947
293
576
42·87
13·41
20,675
163,449
957
1,562
46·29
9·56
All Ages49,78286917·46184,1242,51913·68

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