Table 1

Statistics of the mortality variables (annual deaths/100000 population)

PeriodMeanSDCounties
*Average natural log.
Age group 15–44:
    1960–64 107 321659
    1970–74 88 281624
    1979–81 68 221094
    1989–91 70 261154
    1995–97 74 251253
Age group 45–64:
    1960–64 978 2102926
    1970–74 989 1982927
    1979–81 881 1782742
    1989–91 778 1772631
    1995–97 701 1792645
Age group 65–74:
    1960–64 3370 4962943
    1970–74 3218 4842957
    1979–81 2822 4112880
    1989–91 2643 4282852
    1995–97 2577 4632832
Age group 75–84:
    1960–64 8048 9922956
    1970–74 7452 9022984
    1979–81 6337 7562919
    1989–91 5943 7362957
    1995–97 5885 8412969
Age group ≥85:
    1960–641817330152749
    1970–741699625742879
    1979–811525620752794
    1989–911514517762883
    1995–971579521852945
Age group 15–≥85 (log-mean mortality):*
    1960–64 7.690.121648
    1970–74 7.620.121622
    1979–81 7.470.121088
    1989–91 7.410.131150
    1995–97 7.400.141252